Diagnostic Performance and Predictive Capacity of Immediate Urine Cytology After Transurethral Resection of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer; A Prospective Study

Diagnostic Performance and Predictive Capacity of Immediate Urine Cytology After Transurethral Resection of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer; A Prospective Study

The current study aimed at prospectively assessing the performance of IUC as a predictive tool for residual tumor after primary TURBT of NMIBC, and possible future recurrence.

The current study aimed at prospectively assessing the performance of IUC as a predictive tool for residual tumor after primary TURBT of NMIBC, and possible future recurrence.

Inclusion Criteria:

-patients with primary or recurrent NMIBC for whom complete TURBT was done

Exclusion Criteria:

-Patients with concomitant CIS, upper tract urothelial tumors, biopsy proven muscle invasion, or low risk NMIBC (single, primary, Ta, G1 tumor).