Cystectomy Needed for Recurrences of TA, CIS Non-Invasive BLC?

Sara Anne,

Yes, I have always had general anesthesia in each of the four TURBT's over the past year --- I definitely would NOT want to try it without anesthesia :-\

David

Yes that is true and it is always considered high grade. It must be treated.......Pat

david..just this week i questioned my uro about my pathology report..specifically CIS...she told me that cis is a "precancer" condition!...your post concerned me...i am hearing "different" facts sited from different sources quite often!! i googled cis and this was what i found...no research..just the quick answer...plz anyone knowing different respond!!!...thanks to all...gina

"Therefore, CIS is considered a precursor or incipient form of cancer that may, if left untreated long enough, transform into a malignant neoplasm."

GREAT NEWS!!

My wife and I just returned from the Doctor's office and the pathology report showed just the small Papillary TA tumor which was removed during the TURBT but NO CIS We are very happy!!! We can look forward to more papillary tumors but hopefully no high grade CIS. I have a cysto scheduled in 6 weeks so we'll see what happens. I guess having to cope with TURBT's several times a year is not so bad...

Thanks everyone who passed along all the good wishes

The journey continues...

David Doyle

Becky,

Here's the definition of CIS from the "Read this first" section of our forum.

Note: Carcinoma in situ (CIS) -a flat type of tumor that usally shows up alongside other tumor types- is considered aggressive/grade III in all diagnoses of bladder cancer.

In my own experience, CIS usually appears in conjunction with the less aggressive papillary tumors.

Hope I didn't confuse you.

David