Bladder cancer
Initial treatment of MIBCHarvey (62 years old)
Harvey, 62 years old, is a fashion designer of women’s shoes. His last masterpiece were see-through, glow-in-the-dark pumps. Unfortunately, it was not a big success …
He was diagnosed with high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and underwent 6 cycles of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy. At follow-up cystoscopy, a tumour was found at the bladder neck.
Assessment summary:
- No relevant medical history
- Maximal TURBT, visually complete
- Pathological review:
- Progression to MIBC, minimal pT2 UCa
- Unifocal, no concomitant CIS
- Imaging: suggestive for cT2 cN0 cM0
- Ultrasound: no hydronephrosis
- eGFR: 70 ml/min
- No peripheral neuropathy
- No hearing impairment
- ECOG PS: 0
- Cardiac ejection fraction: 60%
- No voiding symptoms