Monarch Disease Ontology entry MONDO_0005611 (bladder transitional cell carcinoma) is the most common morphologic subtype of urinary bladder carcinoma (over 90% of cases). It arises from the transitional epithelium. It most often affects males in their sixth and seventh decades of life. Hematuria is the most common symptom at presentation. Pathologic stage is the strongest predictor of survival. Also known as: bladder urothelial cancer, bladder urothelial carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma of bladder, transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma, urinary bladder urothelial carcinoma, urothelial bladder carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder.