Depth of invasion as a potential predictor of recurrence in patients treated with enbloc -transurethral resection of the bladder: a feasibility study
Background: As for other tumors it is likely that depth of invasion is a prognostic factor for disease recurrence and progression in high grade
pT1 urothelial bladder cancer. To date nor anatomy based neither dimensional subclassification proved reliable correlation with recurrence and
progression, mainly considering the high interobserver variability in pT1 diagnosis, based by the TURB resection technique intrinsic artifact.
Objective: Aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of measuring depth of invasion of urothelial carcinoma in patients undergoing EB-TURB