Bladder Cancer

Research from P. Jenkins and co-researchers yields new findings on bladder cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 26th, 2010

According to a study from Cheltenham, the United Kingdom, "There are currently no data for the expansion margin required to define the clinical target volume (CTV) around bladder tumors. This information is particularly relevant when perivesical soft tissue changes are seen on the planning scan."

"While this appearance may reflect extravesical extension (EVE), it may also be an artifact of previous transurethral resection (TUR). Eighty patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who had undergone radical cystectomy were studied. All patients underwent preoperative TUR and staging computed tomography (CT) scans. The presence and extent of tumor growth beyond the outer...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-01-26)

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