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Pathology of Bladder Cancer

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Carcinoma of the Bladder

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

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Abstract

The urinary bladder is lined by highly specialized epithelium, so-called urothelium or transitional cell epithelium. One specific characteristic of this urothelium is the ability to protect the human body against reabsorption of toxic elements excreted by the kidney. The constantly changing volume of urine in the bladder requires a high degree of stretching of the covering epithelium, while maintaining an intact barrier function. Unfortunately this highly specialized epithelium shows a strong tendency to develop neoplastic disease. In most industrialized parts of the world, bladder cancer constitutes an important issue in oncological health care (Rübben 1985).

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  1. Westeinde Ziekenhuis, Lijnbaan 32, Postbus 432, NL-2501 CK, Den Haag, The Netherlands

    E. C. M. Ooms MD (Head of department of Pathology)

  2. Departent of Pathology, Westeinde Ziekenhuis, Lijnbaan 32, Postbus 432, NL-2501 CK, Den Haag, The Netherlands

    R. W. Veldhuizen MD

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, USC/Norris Cancer Center, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD, FACR (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Urology, UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Allegheny University Hospitals, Center City, Mail Stop 200, Broad & Vine Sts., Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1192, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Ooms, E.C.M., Veldhuizen, R.W. (1998). Pathology of Bladder Cancer. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L., Brady, L.W. (eds) Carcinoma of the Bladder. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60258-0_5

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