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PREDICTING BLADDER CANCER AT THE EMERGENCY UNIT: THE IMPACT OF HEMOGLOBIN VALUE
Aim of the study Haematuria represents the most common symptom at presentation in patients with bladder Cancer (BCa). However, no study has tested the predictors of BCa in patients presenting with haematuria. This prospective study was aimed to assess the factors associated with the presence of BCa in patients presenting at our emergency unit due to gross-hematuria. Materials and methods All patients presenting at the emergency unit of our institution for their first episode of gross haematuria between January and December 2012 were evaluated. All clinical patient characteristics, including the ongoing antiplatelets and/or oral anticoagulative treatment, were recorded. Demographical, hemato…
THE IMPACT OF NUMBER OF LYMPH NODE REMOVED IN THE DETECTION OF LYMPHNODE METASTASIS: A SENSITIVITY CURVE ANALYSIS.
Scopo del lavoro To assess the correct number of lymph nodes (LNs) to removed at Radical Cystectomy (RC) to ensure an accurate lymph nodes metastasis (LNM) staging. Materiali e metodi Between 1995 and 2012, 1016 RC for bladder cancer (BCa) were completed at a single tertiary care institution. Demographical, clinical and pathological variables were recorded for each patient. The relationship between the number of removed LNs and the probability to find a LNI at definitive pathology examination was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. The ROC curve coordinates were used to graph the probability of finding LNI according to the number of LNs removed and examined with a …