Do vascular, lymphatic, and perineural invasion have prognostic implications for bladder cancer after radical cystectomy?

The results of the present study have shown that the pathologic tumor stage and the pathologic presence of vascular invasion are independent prognostic predictors for disease-specific survival in patients who have undergone radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Additional study should be performed on the prognostic implications of lymphatic and perineural invasion.