URINARY BLADDER CARCINOMA

• American Urological Association: Bladder Cancer Overview - http://www.urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=04&topic=37
• US National Cancer Institute: Bladder Cancer - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/bladder/healthprofessional/allpages
• Bladder Cancer: a comprehensive review - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2344.htm
• Carcinoma In Situ of the Urinary Bladder - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3022.htm
• Transitional Cell Carcinoma - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic711.htm
• American Urological Association: Management of non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma - http://www.auanet.org/timssnet/products/clinical_guidelines/bladdercancer.pdf
• Radical Cystectomy - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3061.htm
• Partial Cystectomy - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3043.htm

Genetics of Bladder Cancer:

• National Library of Medicine: Genetics of Bladder Cancer - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=bladdercancer

Measures:

Lab Studies:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Urinalysis - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urinalysis/glance.html
• Medline Plus: Cytology exam of urine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003905.htm
• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Urine Culture - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urine_culture/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Susceptibility Testing (also known as Sensitivity testing, Drug resistance testing) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/susceptibility/glance.html

• Medline Plus: Urine culture - clean catch - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003751.htm

• Medline Plus: Urine culture - catheterized specimen - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003752.htm

Radiological Studies:

• American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for different radiological investigations in a case of hematuria - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=11827&CID=1202&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Pelvis:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the performance of Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Computed Tomography (CT) of the Pelvis - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12200&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Ultrasound Abdomen & Retroperitoneum:

• ACR practice guideline for the performance of an Ultrasound examination of the abdomen or Retroperitoneum - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12175&CID=539&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Excretory Urography:

·         ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Excretory Urography (also called Intravenous urography (IVU) and intravenous pyelography (IVP)  -         http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12216&CID=544&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

·         Medline Plus: Intravenous pyelogram - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003782.htm

Retrograde Pyelogram:

• Retrograde Pyelogram - http://www.stjohnsmercy.org/healthinfo/test/urology/TP080.asp

Cystography and Urethrography:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Adult Cystography and Urethrography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12205&CID=544&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Cystoscopy:

• Medline Plus: Cystoscopy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003903.htm

Bladder Biopsy:

• Medline Plus: Bladder Biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003902.htm

Experimental Tests:

• Urinary assay for Nuclear Matrix Protein (NMP) 22 - http://www.labcorp.com/datasets/labcorp/html/chapter/mono/tg005000.htm
• Urinary assay for Bladder Tumour Antigen (BTA) - http://www.medcompare.com/matrix/1688/Bladder-Tumor-Antigen-(NMP22)-Test-Kits.html
• Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay (known as 'UroVysion): This test consists of the probes to the centromeres of chromosomes 3,7,17 and the 9p21 region - http://www.urovysion.com/UroVysionBladderCancerKit_263.asp

Bladder Cancer Risk Questionnaire:

• Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention: Bladder Cancer Risk Questionnaire - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=bladder

Statistics:

• Key statistics: urinary bladder carcinoma - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_bladder_cancer_44.asp?sitearea=
• US National Cancer Institute: bladder cancer stats - http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/urinb.html

Screening:

• US National Cancer Institute: Bladder and other urothelial cancer screening - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/bladder/healthprofessional
• Medline Plus: Cytology exam of urine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003905.htm

Document Provenance and History

Document Author: Dr. Fazal Danish

Document Created: 27th April 2006

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