[Prognostic factors in bladder tumors].
A large majority of bladder tumours are transitional cell carcinomas. They are usually superficial tumours involving essentially a risk of local recurrence. On the contrary, invasive bladder tumours can be life-threatening. In an effort to evaluate the risk of recurrence or progression of bladder tumours, many factors--clinical, histological and biological--have been evaluated. The two most important factors in establishing prognosis in bladder tumours are the stage and the histological classification of the tumour.
Desgrandchamps
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Service d'urologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*