The Role of Computerized Tomography in the Assessment of Perivesical Invasion in Bladder Cancer
I. Ilker Oz, I. Serifoglu, Namik Kemal Altinbas, Cemil Yagci, Evrim Bozay Oz
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): I. Ilker Oz, I. Serifoglu, Namik Kemal Altinbas, Cemil Yagci, Evrim Bozay Oz | Yıl: 2016 | Dergi/Kurum: POLISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | DOI: 10.12659/pjr.896752 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Multidetector Computed Tomography, Neoplasm Staging, Urinary Bladder Neopla
Background: The aim of the present study was to identify the contrast patterns of a tumor, and to evaluate the possibility of assessing the invasion of the perivesical fatty tissue in bladder cancer.
Material/Methods: In this study, 26 patients with bladder cancer were included. Multiphasic CT examination was performed to determine the stage of the disease before radical cystectomy.
Results: There were statistically significant differences in tumor and perivesical fatty tissue densities between pre- and post-contrast phases (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Increases in focal density suspected of being invasion of the perivesical fatty tissue can show perivesical invasion with high specificity.