How long should we follow patients managed for muscle-invasive bladder cancer? Lesson learned from a recent clinical practice

To the Editor, The exact time to stop bladder cancer patient’s follow-up is not well known and there is not a clear recommendation on if and when stop to follow a patient managed for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Major urological guidelines do not provide a precise indication on the tim...

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Main Authors: Aldo Franco De Rose, Francesco Vecco, Francesca Ambrosini, Rafaela Malinaric, Guglielmo Mantica, Carlo Terrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2022-09-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/10681
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Summary:To the Editor, The exact time to stop bladder cancer patient’s follow-up is not well known and there is not a clear recommendation on if and when stop to follow a patient managed for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Major urological guidelines do not provide a precise indication on the timing of follow-up, and there is currently no real consensus on optimal time schedule [...].
ISSN:1124-3562
2282-4197