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In men, the [[urinary bladder]] is usually removed along with the [[prostate gland]] (see [[cystoprostatectomy]]). | In men, the [[urinary bladder]] is usually removed along with the [[prostate gland]] (see [[cystoprostatectomy]]). | ||
The ureters in these specimens often are assessed [[frozen section|intraoperatively]]. The occurance of [[urothelial carcinoma in situ|CIS]] is strongly associated with CIS in the [[urinary bladder]].<ref name=pmid25374918>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zhou | first1 = H. | last2 = Ro | first2 = JY. | last3 = Truong | first3 = LD. | last4 = Ayala | first4 = AG. | last5 = Shen | first5 = SS. | title = Intraoperative frozen section evaluation of ureteral and urethral margins: studies of 203 consecutive radical cystoprostatectomy for men with bladder urothelial carcinoma. | journal = Am J Clin Exp Urol | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 156-60 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 25374918 }}</ref> | |||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== |
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