Segmental Resection in the Management of Bladder Carcinoma

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Abstract
Segmental resection for bladder carcinoma was performed on 144 patients at the medical center between 1945-71. Of these 144 cases 101 had sufficient documentation to provide meaningful data for a retrospective study. The 5-yr survival rates for patients with invasive bladder carcinoma, expressed as a function of the stage of disease, were stage of disease, were stage A-79%, stage B1-80%, stage B2-45% and stage C-6%. The combined survival rates for patients with stages O, A and B1 tumors and for those with B2 and C disease were 83 and 27%, respectively. Of the patients with stages O, A and B1 disease only 7% had a history of antecedent tumor. In contrast, 59% of the patients with stage B2 and C disease had an antecedent tumor.