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The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Urologic Oncology: Current Insights and Challenges.

Rossella Cicchetti, Daniele Amparore, Flavia Tamborino, Octavian Sabin Tătaru, Matteo Ferro, Alessio Digiacomo, Giulio Litterio, Angelo Orsini, Salvatore Granata, Riccardo Campi and 3 more

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Review in Research and reports in urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Rossella CicchettiDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.
Daniele AmparoreSchool of Medicine, Division of Urology, Department of Oncology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
Flavia TamborinoDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.
Octavian Sabin TătaruDepartment of Urology, ASSR Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Matteo FerroDepartment of Urology, ASSR Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Alessio DigiacomoDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.
Giulio LitterioDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8368-2513
Angelo OrsiniDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.
Salvatore GranataDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Riccardo CampiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Lorenzo MasieriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Luigi SchipsDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.
Michele MarchioniDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Urology Unit, Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1702-4127

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing the field of urologic oncology, offering novel tools to support for clinical decision-making, enhance diagnostic precision, and assist in surgical and pathological workflows. Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) approaches-artificial neural networks, particularly convutional ones-have demonstrated potential across various urologic malignancies, with applications ranging from imaging interpretation and tumor grading to risk stratification and operative planning. While prostate cancer remains the most explored domain, growing interest surrounds AI's use in bladder and renal tumors, and more recently in testicular and penile cancers. Moreover, the integration of AI into robotic surgery and medical writing is opening new frontiers in performance evaluation and patient communication. Despite these advances, critical limitations persist. Issues such as data heterogeneity, lack of external validation, ethical and legal ambiguity, and algorithmic bias continue to hinder widespread adoption. This narrative review examines current developments in AI across major genitourinary cancers, highlighting both clinical opportunities and unresolved challenges in translating these technologies into practice.

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artificial intelligencemachine learningprostate cancerrenal cancerrobotic surgeryurothelial cancer

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PMID40860646
PMCPMC12377376

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