Bladder cancer is a disease of urinary bladder in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. This is one of four parts of presentations on Bladder cancer. Please do go through the rest of the presentations too.
1. CARCINOMA URINARY BLADDER
CLINICAL FEATURES & STAGING
By
Dr. Muhammad Saifullah
Post-Graduate Resident (FINAL YEAR)
Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation
Allied Hospital, Faisalabad.
31. STAGING
•N2….. Metastasis in multiple lymph nodes in
the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external
iliac, or presacral)
•N3….. Metastasis in common iliac lymph
node(s)
32. STAGING
M - Distant metastasis
•Mx….. Distant metastasis cannot be assessed
•Mo….. No distant metastasis
•M1….. Distant metastasis
43. RECURRENT BLADDER
CARCINOMA
• Bladder cancer has the highest recurrence rate of any
malignancy (ie, 70% within 5 y).
• The underlying genetic changes that result in a bladder
tumor occur in the entire urothelium, making the whole
lining of the urinary system susceptible to tumor
recurrence.
44. RECURRENT BLADDER
CARCINOMA
Risk factors for recurrence and progression include the
following:
Female sex
Larger tumor size
Multifocality
Larger number of tumors
High tumor grade
Advanced stage
Presence of Cis
45. RECURRENT BLADDER
CARCINOMA
The time interval to recurrence is also significant.
Patients with tumor recurrences within 2 years,
and especially with recurrences within 3-6 months,
have an aggressive tumor and an increased risk of
disease progression.