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How would you approach locally advanced bladder cancer in a patient on hemodialysis?

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Medical Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine

It depends on "locally advanced" setting; resectable or unresectable tumor?

If resectable and not metastatic may consider radical cystectomy and LN dissection in good surgical candidates; however bladder preservation approach can be considered in well selected patients, e.g. small unifocal tumors wit...

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