Open AccessOutcome following radical cystectomy and bladder-preservation therapy in patients with invasive carcinoma of urinary bladder
Author(s) -
Budhi Singh Yadav,
Sushmita Ghoshal,
S.C. Sharma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.38603
Subject(s) - medicine , cystectomy , urology , urinary bladder , urinary diversion , urinary system , bladder cancer , cancer
Invasive bladder cancer is a lethal disease with a 50% cancer-related mortality even in the best healthcare systems. Optimum combination of surgery, external beam radiotherapy and platinum-based chemotherapy has yet to be determined.