Bladder cancer classification

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Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.

Classification

Bladder cancer may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes.

• Transitional cell carcinomas (more than 90%)
• Squamous cell carcinomas (2% to 7%)
• Adenocarcinomas (2%)