Results of Cystectomy with and Without Preoperative Radiotherapy in Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

Authors

  • M. J. Nurmi Departments of Surgery, Radiotherapy and Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
  • R. A. Valavaara Departments of Surgery, Radiotherapy and Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
  • P. V. Puntala Departments of Surgery, Radiotherapy and Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
  • T. O. Ekfors Departments of Surgery, Radiotherapy and Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009089989

Keywords:

Bladder carcinoma, preoperative radiotherapy, cystectomy

Abstract

During a period of 13 years, 84 patients underwent total cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The corrected 5-year survival rate was 58%. The operative mortality was 5 patients (6%). The 5-year survival rate of 42 patients who were treated by surgery alone was 53 %, whereas that of 42 patients who received preoperative radiation of 30–40 Gy was 65%. The prognoses of the patients were dependent on the histological differentiation and the extent of the primary tumour within each treatment group.

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Published

1990-01-01

How to Cite

Nurmi, M. J., Valavaara, R. A., Puntala, P. V., & Ekfors, T. O. (1990). Results of Cystectomy with and Without Preoperative Radiotherapy in Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder. Acta Oncologica, 29(1), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009089989

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (1990): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles