DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE URINARY-BLADDER

Twenty cases of adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder were diagnosed a nd treated at Oulu University Hospital between 1978 and 1991, comprisi ng nine primary adenocarcinomas (three urachal and six non-urachal) an d 11 of extravesical origin (six from the colon, four from the prostat e and one from the perineal skin). The prognosis for primary adenocarc inoma after radical surgery was relatively favourable during a follow- up of mean 54 months, but extravesical origin carried a high mortality rate. The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.