Drug Cyclophosphamide
Health Encyclopedia: Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is a malignant
These tumors may be classified based on their growth pattern:
- Papillary tumorshave a wart-like appearance and are attached to a stalk.
- Nonpapillary tumors are much less common, but they are more
invasive and have a poorer prognosis.
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Transitional cell carcinoma of t...
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