Clinical Observation on the Bladder Tumor.
- Author:
Young Chick JEONG
1
;
Keon Je SEONG
;
Sung Goo CHANG
;
Tae Yoo YANG
;
Soo Eung CHAI
;
Tai Chin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
bladder tumor
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell;
Dysuria;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Incidence;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms*;
Urinary Bladder*;
Urology
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1981;22(4):418-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A Clinical observation was made on the patients with bladder tumor admitted to the Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University Hospital during the period from January, 1973 to December,1979 Followings were the results: 1. During the period, 57 cases of bladder tumor among the 1716 total number of in-patients were hospitalized, giving a incidence rate of 3.3%. 2. Age distribution was between 4 and 85 years, the highest incidence rate was in the age group of 60-69 years. 3. Hematuria was the most common symptom occurred in 87.7%, frequency in 61.1%. dysuria in 52.6% and the others. 4. Among the 53 cases performed I.V.P., 79.3% of cases revealed normal upper tract, filling defect in the bladder was observed in 69.8% of them. 5. Associated diseases with bladder tumor were B. P. H. or B. N. C. each in 12.3% and U. T. I. in 31. 6%. 6. Pathologic examination was possible on 49 cases, transitional cell carcinoma occupied 44 cases, in 89.8% and Grade I was found most frequently. 7. 14 cases were studied by the non-invasive, simple method as computerized tomography: the effective staging procedure in invasion of bladder wall itself could be diagnosed very helpfully but distant metastasis not diagnosed very exactly, comparison with the operation stage. 8. 47 cases were treated, T. U. R. or T. U. C. were tried initially in 21 cases.
