Delayed Local Recurrence Following Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Emphasizing the Need for Lifelong Surveillance: a Case Report

Rajitha Sunkara; Rajinikanth Ayyathurai; Alan Nieder; Murugesan Manoharan

doi:10.1100/tsw.2008.34

The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2008)

Delayed Local Recurrence Following Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Emphasizing the Need for Lifelong Surveillance: a Case Report

Rajitha Sunkara,
Rajinikanth Ayyathurai,
Alan Nieder,
Murugesan Manoharan

Affiliations

Rajitha Sunkara: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Rajinikanth Ayyathurai: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Alan Nieder: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Murugesan Manoharan: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2008.34
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 166 – 168

Abstract

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We report a case of 68-years-old gentleman who developed a delayed local recurrence, 30 years following curative radiation treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. This case emphasizes the importance of lifelong post-treatment surveillance for bladder cancer.

Published in The Scientific World Journal

ISSN: 2356-6140 (Print); 1537-744X (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology; Medicine; Science
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8086

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