Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of the studied population (n=60)
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years: mean (± SD) | 57±7.43 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 48 | 80 |
| Female | 12 | 20 |
| Histological type | ||
| Urothelial carcinoma | 50 | 83.3 |
| Non-urothelial carcinoma | 10 | 16.7 |
| Histological grade | ||
| Low grade (1 & 2) | 22 | 36.7 |
| High grade (3) | 38 | 63.4 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | ||
| Yes | 6 | 10 |
| No | 54 | 90 |
| Perineural invasion | ||
| Yes | 4 | 6.7 |
| No | 56 | 93.3 |
| Associated schistosomiasis | ||
| Present | 10 | 16.7 |
| Absent | 50 | 83.3 |
| Pathologic stage | ||
| Non-muscle invasive | ||
| pTa/pTis | 0 | 0 |
| pT1 | 16 | 26.7 |
| Muscle invasive | ||
| pT2 | 21 | 35 |
| pT3 | 15 | 25 |
| pT4 | 8 | 13.3 |
| Lymph node status | ||
| N0 | 53 | 88.3 |
| N1 | 7 | 11.7 |
| Distant metastasis | ||
| Present | 5 | 8.3 |
| Absent | 55 | 91.7 |