Table 2. Details of the high priority oncologic surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
High priority surgery | Details |
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TURB high-risk NMIBC | High-risk NMIBC, 2nd look TURBT |
Radical cystectomy | MIBC, unresponsive NMIBC |
Radical nephroureterectomy | Nonmetastatic UTUC, high-grade and/or cT1 tumors |
Radical nephrectomy | cT2b-4 tumors, advanced RCC with IVC thrombi |
Radical orchiectomy | Testicular tumors |
Partial/total penectomy | cT3 tumors + inguinal lymphadenectomy |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IVC, inferior vena cava; MIBC, muscle-invasive bladder cancer; NMIBC, nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; TURBT, transurethral resection of bladder tumor; UTUC, upper tract urothelial carcinoma.