Persistence, recurrence, and progression rates of superficial bladder tumours after resection using the differentiated technique.
Med Princ Pract
; 15(3): 215-8, 2006.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16651838
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether the differentiated resection technique for excising superficial bladder cancer leads to higher recurrence and progression rates as compared with regular resection. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
We evaluated 163 patients, 66 undergoing a differentiated and 97 a regular resection. All patients underwent a routine second resection within 6-10 weeks. Recurrence and progression rates as well as tumour persistence on second resection were analyzed.RESULTS:
Patients with differentiated resections of bladder tumours did not have higher tumour recurrence and progression rates. Also, these patients had a significantly higher percentage of tumour-free second resections (p = 0.03).CONCLUSION:
The differentiated resection technique for excising superficial bladder cancer has no negative influence on recurrence and progression rates, but it leads to a reduced tumour persistence.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
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Cystectomy
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Princ Pract
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany