A Clinical Observation on Tumors of the Genitourinary Tract / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical observation was made on 216 cases of genitourinary tract tumors of the impatients in the Department of Urology, Chosun University Hospital during the 10 years, from January 1972 to December 1981. The results were as follows 1. During this period, of 1282 cases hospitalized, 216 cases (180 males, 36 females) had tumors of the genitourinary tract, at the rate of 16.8%. 2. The male to female ratio was 51 (18036). 3. The majority of the patients(88.4%) were distributed over age of 40 years. 4. The prostate was the most commonly involved organ (51.3%) and the tumors of the bladder, kidney, testis, penis, pelvis, ureter, urethra were in order. 5. Histopathologically, B.P.H. was observed in 43.1% of all operative tumors, transitional cell carcinoma of bladder in 28.1% and renal cell carcinoma in 5.6%. 6. Operations were performed in 160 patients (74.1%).