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ArticleCureus2020

Prognostic Implications of Deep Muscle Invasion and High Grade for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma.

Atif A Hashmi, Sana Rafique, Rimsha Haider, Shahzeb Munawar, Muhammad Irfan, Javaria Ali

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Atif A HashmiPathology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Sana RafiqueInternal Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Rimsha HaiderInternal Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Shahzeb MunawarInternal Medicine, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad IrfanStatistics, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Javaria AliPathology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplantation · PKBaylor Scott & White Health · USLiaquat National Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the most common bladder cancer. The most censorious pathological aspect of UC is deep muscle invasion and tumor grade. In this study, we assessed the prognostic implications of tumor grade and deep muscle invasion in UC. Methods It was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Histopathology, Liaquat National Hospital, from July to December 2019. The data were collected over five years from January 2014 till December 2018. Records from archives of the anatomic pathology were searched, clinical characteristics were recorded, and histopathological slides were reviewed. Histological parameters, including tumor grade and muscle invasion, were evaluated. Records of patient follow-up were assessed by reviewing clinical records. Recurrence of UC and overall survival was also recorded. Multivariate binary logistic regression was applied for variables that were significant on univariate logistic regression. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results The mean age of the patients was 63.39 ± 14.1 years. More than half (53%) cases were of low-grade papillary UC. Disease recurrence was observed in 53 (39.1%) patients, whereas the mortality rate was 16.6%. In our study, 49 (32.5%) patients were found to have deep muscle invasion. By multivariate analysis, we found that the deep muscle invasion was significantly associated with male gender and grade. In addition, a significant association of high-tumor grade with survival status of the patients was noted. Conclusions A high proportion of UC cases in our study were found to have deep muscle invasion and high-tumor grade. Moreover, a significant association of deep muscle invasion with tumor grade and an association of tumor grade with survival signify the prognostic value of these factors in UC.

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bladder cancerdeep muscle invasionhigh grade urothelial carcinomalow grade urothelial carcinomaurothelial carcinoma

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PMID33163306
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