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Table 2 Variants detected on TURBT and RC of patients who underwent TURBT at least twice (n = 13)

From: Sensitivity of initial biopsy or transurethral resection of bladder tumor(s) for detecting histological variants on radical cystectomy

Patient ID

No. TURBTa

No. variantb

RCc

Variant (TURBT/No.TURBT)d

1

6

1

Glandular

Sarcomatoid (6/6)

2

5

1

UCe

Clear cell (1/5)

3

4

1

Glandular

Glandular (4/4)

4

4

2

UC

Squamous (2/4), Nested (4/4)

5

3

1

Sarcomatoid

Glandular (3/3)

6

2

1

Glandular

Squamous (2/2)

7

2

1

Squamous

Squamous (2/2)

8

2

2

Squamous

Squamous (1/2), Squamous (2/2)

9

2

1

UC

Squamous (1/2)

10

2

1

UC

Small cell (2/2)

11

2

1

UC

Squamous (1/2)

12

2

1

UC

Sarcomatoid (1/2)

13

2

1

UC

Squamous (1/2)

  1. All the specimens were re-reviewed by a dedicated pathologist QH
  2. aThe total number of TURBT
  3. bThe total number of TURBT with a diagnosis of variant differentiation
  4. cThe diagnosis of radical cystectomy specimen
  5. dTURBT/No.TURBT = The ordinal number of TURBT with a diagnosis of variant differentiation / The total number of TURBT
  6. eUrothelial carcinoma without variant differentiation
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