title: [T1 bladder tumors. Can they be considered superficial?].
abstract: The authors report about a series of 60 cases of superficial (Ta and T1) bladder tumors and study their evolution towards infiltration according to the grade, size and number. 16% of the T1 tumors evolved towards infiltration and/or metastatic spread after a period of 42 months. In our opinion, T1 tumors can be regarded as superficial tumors. However, our therapeutic attitude is cautious because of pejorative factors of prognosis: high grade, multiple foci, and size exceeding 5 cm.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Charles-Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el Ouakdi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Njeh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smaoui
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zmerli
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery