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ArticleCurrent urology2020

Preoperative Clinical Predictors of Lymphovascular Invasion of Bladder Tumors at Transurethral Resection Pathology.

Kei Yoneda, Takanobu Utsumi, Ken Wakai, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Masashi Yano, Naoto Kamiya, Nobuyuki Hiruta, Hiroyoshi Suzuki

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Article in Current urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. MRI-based deep learning combined with radiomics for the preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion in patients with bladder cancer.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2026
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kei YonedaDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Takanobu UtsumiDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Ken WakaiDepartment of Urology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba.
Ryo OkaDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Takumi EndoDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Masashi YanoDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Naoto KamiyaDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Nobuyuki HirutaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura, Japan.
Hiroyoshi SuzukiDepartment of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu, Sakura.
Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital · JPToho University · JPChiba University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe assessment of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) on the specimens of a transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is very important for risk stratification and decision-making on further treatment for bladder cancer.

objectivesThe present study aimed to identify clinical predictors associated with the risk of bladder cancer with LVI before a first TURBT.

methodsA total of 291 patients underwent a first TURBT for bladder cancer at Toho University Sakura Medical Center between January 2012 and December 2016. We analyzed predictors of LVI based on data from 217 patients and predictors of high grade and ≥ pT1 tumors based on data from the medical records of 237 patients for comparison with LVI risk factors.

resultsUnivariate analysis significantly associated LVI with episodes of gross hematuria, positive urinary cytology, and larger, non-papillary and sessile tumors. Multivariate analysis selected larger tumors [odds ratio (OR) 1.39; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.08-1.78; p = 0.01], and non-papillary (OR 10.05; 95% CI 3.75-26.91; p < 0.01) and sessile (OR 2.65; 95% CI 1.18-5.93; p = 0.02) tumors as significant predictors of LVI. Some predictors such as tumor size and non-papillary tumors overlapped between high-grade and ≥ pT1 bladder cancer.

conclusionsThese predictors can help clinicians to identify patients with, or who are at high-risk for LVI before undergoing a first TURBT and to determine priorities for preoperative evaluation and scheduling consecutive treatments.

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Adjuvant therapyInvasive bladder cancerMetastasectomyMetastasis

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