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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Carcinogen-induced Murine Bladder Tumors
Published on: March 29, 2019
Does post-void residual urine volume affect potential recurrence risk for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer?
Mohammad Talal Al-Zubi1, Saddam Al Demour2, Samer Fathi Al-Rawashdah3
1Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, School of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21110, Jordan.
Aim:
Bladder cancer is the second most common urological malignancy after prostate cancer. Increase in the post-void residual (PVR) volume may result in an increase in the risk of cancer recurrence.
Methods:
Patient demographic data, tumor stage and grade, PVR volume and 2 years follow-up data for recurrence were obtained and evaluated.
Results:
One-hundred-and-nineteen patients were subdivided into three groups according to PVR urine volume. The increase of PVR volume was related to short recurrence-free survival (RFS) especially for patients with PVR volume of 60 ml or more.
Conclusion:
Low PVR volume in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer may play a role in reducing cancer recurrence. However further research is needed in this field.
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