Bladder cancer
Follow-up surveillance regimes for low-/intermediate-risk NMIBCRobert (71 years old)
Robert, a 71-year-old man, is a retired graphic designer. He now enjoys long walks on the beach with his 3 dogs.
He presented with macroscopic haematuria, which led to the diagnosis of low-risk NMIBC.
Assessment summary:
- No relevant medical and family history
- Creatinine level: 61 µmol/l
- Pelvic MRI: bladder polyp
- CT urogram: no concomitant upper tract tumour, horseshoe kidney
- Cystoscopy with biopsy: 1 cm papillary tumour with low potential for malignancy
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) followed by 1 immediate chemotherapy instillation
- Pathology report:
- Visually complete resection
- pTa low-grade (LG)