Bladder Cancer Staging and Grading

The doctor takes a sample of tissue that they need information about that cannot be seen by the naked eye and sends it to the pathology department.
The pathologist will look at the tissue and issue a pathology report.
The pathology report is what guides your bladder cancer treatment.
It tells your medical treatment team what grade and type your cancer is and if it is invasive or non-invasive.
To most of us who do not work in the medical field the pathology report will look like another language.

 

The links below will help you understand their meaning.

 

Wiktionary’s definition of a Pathologist (plural: pathologists) is “An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic purpose.”

The pathology report is very important as it will help your doctors know what your appropriate treatment path is.

A pathology report is written in very technical language. Because of this it is a good idea to ask for a copy of your report and to have your doctor go over it with you.

Stage tells how far into the bladder lining the Bladder Cancer Bladder Cancer has grown.

Grade tells how different the cancer cells look from normal cells.

Further Reading Links

 

From the Weill Cornell Medical College Bladder cancer Staging and Grading

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From Cancer.net of the American Society of Clinical Onocology Staging with Illustrations

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Created on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 20:53
Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 16:10
Written by Derek
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