Management of the urethra in urothelial bladder cancer Journal Articles

abstract

• The standard of care in the management of invasive urothelialcancer of the bladder is radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy.Although uncommon, recurrence of disease in the retainedurethra following cystectomy carries a poor prognosis. The needfor assessment of risk of recurrence is greater now than ever withwider adoption of orthotopic bladder substitution. This reviewwill address the contemporary management of the urethra followingcystectomy for urothelial cancer.

authors

• Kanaroglou, Androniki
• Shayegan, Bobby

publication date

• December 2009

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis (FoR)
• Urology & Nephrology (Science Metrix)

published in

• Journal of the Canadian Urological Association  Journal

keywords

• 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors
• 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• 3211 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
• 7.3 Management and decision making
• Cancer
• Urologic Diseases

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5489/cuaj.1198

start page

• 211

end page

• 211

volume

• 3

issue

• 6-S4