| Turkish Journal of Cancer |
| 2003, Volume 33, Number 4, Page(s) 171-176 |
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| The importance of molecular tumor markers for bladder cancer |
| SERDAR ARISAN |
| Şişli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, 1st Urology Clinic, İstanbul - Turkey |
A number of urine based tumor markers are available
preclinically for bladder cancer. The diagnosis of bladder
cancer currently relies on identifying malignant cells in the
urine and subsequently visualizing the tumor on cystoscopy.
This diagnosis is further confirmed by transurethral resection
or biopsy. However their sensitivity rate is highly poor for
low-grade bladder neoplasms. Therefore more sensitive
tumor markers are needed. On the other hand, easy applicable
and cheap molecular diagnostic tools might be better
for monitoring illness. In this review new molecular markers
are discussed to understand their comparisons easily.
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