Level of mitoses in non-muscle invasive papillary urothelial carcinomas (pTa and pT1) at initial bladder biopsy is a simple and powerful predictor of clinical outcome: a multi-center study in South Korea

• Main Authors: Ji Eun Kwon (Author), Nam Hoon Cho (Author), Yeong-Jin Choi (Author), So Dug Lim (Author), Yong Mee Cho (Author), Sun Young Jun (Author), Sanghui Park (Author), Young A. Kim (Author), Sung-Sun Kim (Author), Mi Sun Choe (Author), Jung-dong Lee (Author), Dae Yong Kang (Author), Jae Y. Ro (Author), Hyun-Jung Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Histologic grade is the most important predictor of the clinical outcome of non-muscle invasive (Ta, T1) papillary urothelial carcinoma (NMIPUCa), but its ambiguous criteria diminish its power to predict recurrence/progression for individual patients. We attempted to find an obje...