MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH BLADDER-CANCER

Authors
FREEMAN JA ESRIG D STEIN JP SKINNER DG
Citation
Ja. Freeman et al., MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH BLADDER-CANCER, Urologic clinics of North America, 21(4), 1994, pp. 645-651
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00940143
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
645 - 651
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-0143(1994)21:4<645:MOTPWB>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Anterior urethral tumors occur in approximately 10% of male patients f ollowing cystectomy for bladder cancer. Prostate stromal involvement b y the primary transitional cell carcinoma is the greatest risk factor predicting urethral recurrence. Cytologic screening of the retained ur ethra identifies most patients with recurrent disease at a curable sta ge. Total urethrectomy remains the procedure of choice for identified urethral recurrence.