Effect of repeat transurethral resection for superficial bladder cancer / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of repeat transurethral resection for superficial bladder cancer. Methods One hundred and twenty patients who were newly diagnosed superficial bladder cancer were divided randomly in to two groups by mechanical sampling method,60 patients underwent second of prostate TUPKVP 4 weeks after initial transurethral and received adjuvant MMC intravesically (experiment group) and the other 60 patients received adjuvant MMC following the initial TUPKVP(control group). The two groups were followed up by cystoscopy at 3-month intervals,and then compared the recurrences between the two groups. Carcinoma in situ or muscle invasive disease were excluded from the study. Results Mean following up time was 6-24 (12.0 ±6.5) months, within the following up period,recurrence was observed in 13 (21.7%, 13/60) patients in experiment group and in 38 (63.3%,38/60)patients in control group, there was signiticantly statistical difference between the two groups (P＜ 0.01). Of all the recurrences, the recurrence rate of high grade tumor was 26.2% (11/42) in experiment group and 70.0% (35/50) in control group,the recurrence rate in experiment group was obviously less than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01). Conclusions Repeat transurethral resection can lower the recurrence of superficial bladder cancer (especially for the high grade tumor) which with initial resection, it can improve the classification of malignant rumor, and find the residual tumor, so it has value in clinical treatment.