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Staging invasive bladder tumors
โ Scribed by Dr. Harry W. Herr
- Book ID
- 102439741
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 325 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
Staging of bladder tumors is based primarily on the depth of tumor invasion (T-category). Stage is important to treatment planning and prognosis. The problem is that clinical evaluation by T-category alone often understages the pathologic extent of disease and does not reliably predict treatment results. The current analysis shows that the presence of a mass palpable on bimanual examination is of prognostic value. Incorporating tumor volume with microscopic tumor invasion may enhance the usefulness of clinical staging.
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