Report On: “Flow Cytometry in Bladder Tumours”. Introduction

Abstract

Since bladder tumours are showing an increasing incidence in the adult population, even in our region, and considering the radical therapy that they often require, the reason becomes clear why it is so important to understand as much as possible about the actual evolutive properties of every single tumour in every single patient. Endoscopic and morphologic features of a tumour are often insufficient to predict its biological behaviour, and it can often be successfully treated conservatively. Flow cytometry (FCM) gives a rapid and objective analysis of tumoral cell ploidy and proliferative activity. Many of the reports found in Literature indicate how FCM may give accurate interesting information concerning the biological characterisation and the clinical evolution of bladder tumours. For the XXXIII meeting of the Associazione Triveneta di Urologia, “Flow cytometry in bladder tumours” has been chosen as the main topic, because of the interesting role it might play in the knowledge of the biology of these tumours.