Diabetes is an Important Risk Factor for Metastasis in Non- Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 105
• Main Authors: Ozer, Kutan, Horsanali, Mustafa Ozan, Gorgel, Sacit Nuri, Ozbek, Emin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand 2016
• Subjects: Aged; Diabetes Complications - pathology; Diabetes Mellitus - pathology; Disease Progression; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscles - pathology; Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Staging - methods; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - etiology; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology

Epidemiological evidence indicates that individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) may have a modestly increased risk of bladder cancer. In the present study, we aimed to show any association between DM and risk of metastasis in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We retrospective...