‘Bladder cancer’ is a somewhat imprecise generic name for carcinomas of the urothelium, a specialized epithelium lining the urinary tract from the renal pelvis into the urethra. A more precise name is therefore urothelial cancer.
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(2007). Bladder Cancer. In: Molecular Biology of Human Cancers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3186-1_14
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