Table of Contents

1. Demographics and Epidemiology of Urothelial Cancer of the Urinary Bladder 2. Cell Cycle Considerations in Carcinogenesis of Urothelial Cancer 3. Molecular Pathogenesis of Proliferative and Progressive (Invasive) Urothelial Cancer 4. Molecular Pathogenesis or Proliferative and Progressive (Invasive) Urothelial Cancer Development (Molecular Markers for Bladder Cancer) 5. Clinical Pathogenesis and Staging of Urothelial Bladder Cancer 6. Diagnosis and Diagnostic Pitfalls in Urothelial Bladder Cancer 7. Pathology of Urothelial Tumors 8. Urinary Cytology, Cytometry, and New Approaches in the Urinary Diagnosis of Urothelial Cancer 9. Quantitative Methods in TCC of Bladder. 10. Tumor Markers: Current Concepts and Status 11. Endoscopic and Radiologic Imaging of Urothelial Cancer of the Upper Tracts and Bladder 12. Intravesical Chemotherapy in Approaches to Treatment and Prophylaxis in Urothelial Bladder Cancer 13. Intravesical BCG in Treatment and Prophylaxis of Urothelial Bladder Cancer 14. Outcomes and Quality of Life Issues Following Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion 15. Neoadjuvant and Adjunctive Systemic Chemotherapy for Treatment of Invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder 16. Cystectomy in the Elderly 17. Bladder-Sparing Approaches in Treatment of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer 18. Laparoscopic Approaches in Cystectomy for Urothelial Cancer 19. Demographics and Epidemiology of Urothelial Cancer of the Upper Tracts 20. Diagnosis and Staging of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer 21. Percutaneous Upper Tract-Preserving Approaches in Urothelial Cancer 22. Endoscopic Upper Tract-Preserving Approaches in Urothelial Cancer 23. Laparoscopy versus Open Surgery for Nephroureterectomy in Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer 24. Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder and Upper Tracts