Treatment of stage I bladder cancer is -: (A) Radical cystectomy, (B) Endoscopic removal with intravesical chemotherapy, (C) Chemotherapy, (D) Radiotherapy
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Endoscopic removal with intravesical chemotherapy Following is the slide of TNM staging of bladder carcinoma:Bladder staging. TNM, tumor, node, metastasis* Stage I bladder carcinomas are typically come under superficial bladder tumors.Following table is a broad guideline for the management of urinary bladder carcinoma:Management of Bladder CancerNature of LesionManagement ApproachSuperficialEndoscopic removal usually with intravesical therapyInvasive diseaseCystectomy + systemic chemotherapy (before or after surgery)Metastatic diseaseCurative or palliative chemotherapy (based on prognostic factors) +- surgery