Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer [Paperback]

This book provides a systematic review of the management and treatment of  this disease. The concise and highly structured chapters feature essential background knowledge and commentary on recent advances within each step of a range of patient pathways.

Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer provides a framework for patients care based on the research, as well as practically and clinically oriented guidelines. This book is relevant to trainees and practicing urologists and oncologists, in addition to medical professionals involved in the treatment of bladder cancer.1. Introduction to muscle invasive bladder cancer.- 2. Epidemiology and risk factors in muscle invasive bladder cancer.- 3. The molecular basis of muscle invasive bladder cancer.- 4. Histological variants in MIBC - squamous cell and squamous differentiation.- 5. Histological variants in muscle invasive bladder cancer  adenocarcinoma.- 6. Histological variants in muscle invasive bladder Cancer - sarcomatoid cancer.- 7. MIBC Carcinosarcoma.- 8. Muscle invasive bladder cancer- small cell.- 9. MIBC plasmacytoid.- 10. MIBC  and micropapillary bladder cancer.- 11. MIBC bladder cancer assessment and diagnosis.- 12. A systematic review on blue light cystoscopy in bladder cancer diagnostics.- 13. A systematic review on the staging conundrum in bladder cancer.- 14. Current state of investigations and limitations in muscle invasive bladder cancer.- 15. Risk stratification in bladder cancer.- 16. Preventative measures for those with high risk MIBC.- 17. Bladder cancer risk post pelvic irradiation.- 18. A systematic review on bladder preservation strategies and MIBC.- 19. Partial cystectomy.- 20. Muscle invasive bladder cancer and neoadjuvant chemotherapy.- 21. Controversies in clinical effectivel“*