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
Superficial bladder cancer
β Scribed by L. Boccon-Gibod
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0724-4983
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