CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL PATTERN, CLASSIFICATION AND STAGING OF URINARY BLADDER CARCINOMAS--A FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL PUNJAB.

Background: In Pakistan, urinary bladder carcinoma is the 8th commonest malignancy while being the fourth commonest cancer in men. The relative occurrence of a particular histological type of bladder carcinoma depends on the clinical setting. Both grade and stage of these cancers are highly correlated with recurrence, progression and patient survival rates.