Non-Invasive Papillary Carcinoma of the Bladder Associated with Carcinoma in Situ

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Abstract
Patients (129) with low grade, low stage transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, with a minimum followup of 5 yr were valuated. In addition to the phenomena recognized as indicators of a serious clinical problem (grade greater than I, rapid recurrence, multiple tumors and lamina propria invasion) the identification of carcinoma in situ and/or atypia in normal, incidentally resected mucosa adjacent to the tumor was a positive predictor for subsequent muscle invasion. Ten of 12 patients with carcinoma in situ and 9 of 25 patients with atypia were among 39 who experienced invasion.