Potential To Prevent Recurrence Of Bladder Tumors After Surgical Removal Of Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma

UroToday.com - In this article from the International Journal of Urology, the authors evaluated the survival benefit and prevention of bladder cancer recurrence with adjuvant platinum based chemotherapy, in upper urinary tract urothelial cancer, following surgical resection. Between April 1986 and August 2005, 132 patients with upper urinary tract urothelial cancer underwent radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff.

More: continued here

Filed under: Urology on September 8th, 2008