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Clinical Scenario: Recurrent Ta Tumor

73-year-old woman with multiple, recurrent high-grade Ta tumors who has received perioperative mitomycin chemotherapy and has significant lower urinary tract symptoms

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Under the rubric of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) there is a variegated spectrum of disease. In this chapter, we will adhere narrowly to a single type of patient: a patient with NMIBC at high risk for recurrence and a significant potential for disease progression. Throughout this chapter we will discuss the nuances of treating a patient where, often, indications become equivocal and guidelines less than guiding.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr., 3 RCP, Iowa City, IA, 52242-1089, USA

    Joseph A. Gillespie M.D. & Michael A. O’Donnell M.D.

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Gillespie, J.A., O’Donnell, M.A. (2015). Clinical Scenario: Recurrent Ta Tumor. In: Konety, B., Chang, S. (eds) Management of Bladder Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1881-2_15

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