AIDS-related malignancies have been a major cause of death among HIV-infected patients, and possibly other NON-AIDS defining malignancies may become an increasingly frequent problem. The development of any cancer in the setting of HIV-induced immunodeficiency can create significant difficulties in the care of such patients, who frequently develop intercurrent illnesses and tolerate anti-neoplastic therapies poorly. Is transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder one of them?.
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