The Accuracy of Transurethral Bladder Resection in Detecting Bladder Cancer Histological Variants and Their Prognostic Value at Radical Cystectomy.

There was a moderate agreement between TURBT and RC histopathological findings. TURBT, alone, could not provide an accurate and definitive histological diagnosis. Detection of BHV in TURBT specimens is not an independent predictor of oncological outcomes; indeed, only pathological features at RC are associated with worse survival. However, BHV presence in cystectomy specimens resulted as an independent predictor of both cancer-specific and overall mortality.