The value of mechanical cell harvesting in diagnosis and prognosis of bladder tumor recurrence.
Specimens obtained after scraping the bladder mucosa were found to be of excellent quality because of the large cell harvest and the minimal inflammatory exudate. In addition, tumor recurrence could be predicted in a significant number of cases with this technique.
D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine