Clinical Observation on the Bladder Tumor

Lee, Young Sang

Abstract

A clinical observation was done 42 cases of bladder tumor admitted to the Department of Urology, Hanil Hospital during the period of 10 years from Jan 1. 1968 to December 31. 1977 and the following results were obtained. 1. The incidence of tumor of the bladder is 4.6 % to total number of in-patients. 2. The highest incidence of age distribution was between 40 and 69 year with 85.7 % 3. The sex ratio of male and female was 3.2: 1. 4. The most common symptom was hematuria which occurred in those case in 85.7 %. 5. 80.9 % of patients visited to our clinic within one year after initial symptom occurred 6. The I. V. P. findings showed 63.3 % of normal, 11.9 % of hydronephrosis and 4.8 % of unilateral nonvisualization 7. The tumors were located in lateral and posterior wall of the bladder ( 64.3 %) chiefly, and ""solitary"" cases were more than "" multiple "" cases. 8 The most common complication was cystitis in 33.3 %. 9. Among 42 cases, Pathologic diagnosis was as follows : Transitional cell carcinoma 38 cases, benign popilloma 1 case and undifferentiated 2. 10. The method of treatment, partial cystectomy was performed 14 cases, T. U. R. 12 chemotherapy 5, exploration 2 and no treatment 9.