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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urol Clin North Am. 2015 May;42(2):169–vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2015.02.002

Table 1.

Patient Selection For Bladder Preservation

Preferred or Ideal Less than Ideal Relative
Contraindications		 Absolute
Contraindications

  • T2

  • No hydronephrosis

  • No CIS

  • Visibly complete TURBT

  • Unifocal tumor

  • Good bladder function and capacity

  • T3a

  • Incomplete TURBT

  • Multifocal tumor

  • Poor bladder function or capacity

  • T3b–T4a

  • Diffuse CIS

  • Lymph node positive disease

  • T4b

  • Tumor-Related Hydronephrosis

  • Prior pelvic radiation therapy

  • Not a candidate for chemotherapy

  • Prostatic stromal invasion