New treatments for superficial bladder cancer
โ Scribed by Jay B. Shah; Gina M. Badalato; James M. McKiernan
- Book ID
- 107546433
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3790
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A 41-year-old white woman first noted painless hematuria at the age of 16. However, evaluation did not include cystoscopy until 7 years prior to admission, at which time a 3.5 cm diameter grade 11, noninfiltrating bladder carcinoma was noted near the right ureteral orifice. There was no known occupa
Approximately 70% of all bladder cancers are superficial at the time of presentation. Superficial bladder cancer includes tumors confined to the urothelium (clinical stage Ta) or lamina propria (stage T1) and flat carcinoma in situ (stage Tis). Because the biological behavior of bladder neoplasms is