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CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE BLADDER1

CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE BLADDER1 CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE BLADDER By C. E. DUKES, M.D. Paihologisi at Si Peter’s Hospiial and Si Mark’s Hospiial, London and F. MASINA, F.R.C.S. Prophii Research Scholar of Royal College of Surgeons at Si Peier’s Hospiial, Lonclon INTRODUCTION IN the days when only tiny fragments of bladder tumours were sent to the laboratory for examination all the pathologist was expected to do was to try to decide whether the little bit was histologically innocent or malignant. Now that surgeons adopt a bolder policy towards cancer of the bladder the pathologist must expect to receive the entire tumour, possibly even the entire bladder, with a hint sometimes that the kidneys and ureters may follow later. Faced with this he has to decide how the operation specimen should be treated so that as much as possible may be learnt from its examination. A lot depends on the initial treatment, and here as in much else in life “ it is the first step that counts.” We have had the opportunity of gaining an extensive experience of tumours of the bladder removed by partial or total cystcctomy, and this has led us to work out a method of examining operation http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BJU International Wiley

CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE BLADDER1

Dukes, C. E.; Masina, F.
BJU International , Volume 21 (4) – Dec 1, 1949
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CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE BLADDER By C. E. DUKES, M.D. Paihologisi at Si Peter’s Hospiial and Si Mark’s Hospiial, London and F. MASINA, F.R.C.S. Prophii Research Scholar of Royal College of Surgeons at Si Peier’s Hospiial, Lonclon INTRODUCTION IN the days when only tiny fragments of bladder tumours were sent to the laboratory for examination all the pathologist was expected to do was to try to decide whether the little bit was histologically innocent or malignant. Now that surgeons adopt a bolder policy towards cancer of the bladder the pathologist must expect to receive the entire tumour, possibly even the entire bladder, with a hint sometimes that the kidneys and ureters may follow later. Faced with this he has to decide how the operation specimen should be treated so that as much as possible may be learnt from its examination. A lot depends on the initial treatment, and here as in much else in life “ it is the first step that counts.” We have had the opportunity of gaining an extensive experience of tumours of the bladder removed by partial or total cystcctomy, and this has led us to work out a method of examining operation

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Published: Dec 1, 1949

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