The Role of Endoscopic Treatment after Radical Radiotherapy for Invasive Bladder Cancer
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Urology
- Vol. 57 (6), 694-699
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb07034.x
Abstract
In a 6-year period 232 patients were treated by radical radiotherapy for transitional cell cancer of the bladder. Fifty-eight patients had secondary surgical management to control either locally persistent or recurrent tumour. Endoscopic treatment alone was used in 31 patients with down-staged tumours and the survival of this group compared favourably with that of 27 patients selected for salvage cystectomy (5-year survival rate 88% cf. 44%). A group of patients with favourable prognostic factors may be identified in whom cystectomy can be avoided without prejudice to survival.Keywords
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