Bladder Tumor - odds of it being Malignant vs Benign

5 years 4 months ago #56280 by CancerMan
This is my first post to the forum that nobody wants to be on. I’m a 60 year old healthy (?) male who was just dx’ed with a 3cm BT via cystoscopy and CT scans. I thought that I was in good health up to this point even though I had previously been diagnosed with CML leukemia 14 years ago. The Leukemia has been well controlled with a simple daily drug regimen.

I’m scheduled for a TURBT procedure in 2 weeks, although I’m hoping to change Urologists before then. My current Urologist seems fine, but from what I’ve read, the skill of the Urologist in performing the TURBT can be important in staging the disease and subsequent treatment.

So I have two questions:
1) Has anyone seen statistical data on how frequent BTs are benign vs malignant? I’ve looked around and haven’t come across any data. The general sense that I get is that most BTs are malignant, but not necessarily a death sentence if it is non aggressive or otherwise treatable. I’ve also read that there are many benign types of BTs, but I’ve seen no data on how common those BTs are.

2) In the San Diego Area, Dr. Carol Salem seems like a standout in treating BT and other Urologic oncology issues. Does anyone have any experience with her or other Urologists in San Diego?

Thanks for your time. I’m also grateful for this forum and those that devote time to answering newbie questions such as mine.

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