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Update on the management of invasive bladder cancer 2012

Author(s) -

Hendrik Van Poppel,

Goethuys

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

cancer management and research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024

H-Index - 40

ISSN - 1179-1322

DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s30850

Subject(s) - cystectomy , medicine , bladder cancer , dissection (medical) , urinary diversion , lymph node , general surgery , disease , invasive surgery , adjuvant chemotherapy , cancer , surgery , breast cancer

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is a deadly disease for which a number of new approaches have become available to improve prognosis. A recent review emphasized the importance of timely indication of surgery and highlighted current views regarding the adequate extent of the surgery and the importance of lymph node dissection. Furthermore, treatment using neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic chemotherapy has become more prominent, while cystectomy and diversion should be conducted only in experienced centers. Optimal methods of urinary diversion and the use of robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy require further study.

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