Table 2 Sensitivity of diagnostic methods for bladder cancer (including carcinoma in situ) according to grade and stage

Overall

n = 69

Urothelial carcinoma

n = 65

46/65

70.8%

29/58^a

50%

51/63^d

81%

 Low-grade

n = 23

14/23

60.9%

2/17

11.8%

19/23

82.6%

 High-grade

n = 35

25/35

71.4%

24/34

70.6%

29/34

85.3%

 CIS

n = 7

7/7

100%

3/7

42.9%

3/6

50%

Squamous cell carcinoma

n = 2

1/2

1/2

1/2

Adenocarcinoma

n = 1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Small cell carcinoma

n = 1

1/1

1/1

1/1

 pTa

n = 21

12/21

57.1%

2/15^b

13.3%

18/21

85.7%

 pT1

n = 15

14/15

93.3%

9/15

60%

13/15

86.7%

 ≥pT2

n = 26

15/26

57.7%

17/25^c

68%

19/25^e

76%