Squamous differentiation in patients with superficial bladder urothelial carcinoma is associated with high risk of recurrence and poor survival

Squamous differentiation in patients with superficial bladder urothelial carcinoma is associated with high risk of recurrence and poor survival

Abstract Background The independent prognostic role of squamous differentiation in pT1 bladder urothelial carcinoma has not been reported in previous studies. This article describes the impact of squamous differentiation on tumor recurrence and survival, and whether this histologic variant could ind...

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Main Authors: Gang Li, Jianpeng Yu, Hualin Song, Shimiao Zhu, Libin Sun, Zhiqun Shang, Yuanjie Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Squamous differentiation
Urothelial carcinoma
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
Radical cystectomy
Recurrence
Bladder cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3520-1

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