PURPOSE: Patients who undergo radical cystectomy for urothelial cancer are at risk for
upper urinary tract disease in the remnant transitional tissue. Previous studies have …

Purpose: We investigated the prognostic impact of concomitant carcinoma in situ in radical
cystectomy specimens. Materials and Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta …

Data regarding the association between surgical margin status and the outcome of bladder
cancer treated by radical cystectomy (RC) are conflicting. Therefore, the present meta …

In recent years, the focus of numerous studies has been the predictive value of inflammatory
and nutritional parameters in oncology patients. The aim of our study was to examine the …

Considering the divergent biological behaviors of certain histological subtypes of urothelial
carcinoma, it would be of great importance to examine the impact of variant histology and to …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section analysis (FSA)
for detecting and eliminating malignant ureteral margins at radical cystectomy (RC) and to …

Objective To assess the utility of routine frozen section analysis of ureters at the time of
radical cystectomy (RC) for urothelial cancer (UC), and the long‐term outcomes of adverse …

This review examines aspects of handling biopsies and surgical specimens from the urinary
bladder with the aim of providing guidance to ensure that the pathologist is fully able to …

Background: Patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for urothelial carcinoma of the
bladder (UCB) are at risk for upper urinary tract recurrence (UUTR), especially in case of …

Objective To assess the incidence and clinical significance of 'skip lesions' that are present
in proximal but not in distal ureteric sections, which are occasionally found during the …