Clinical Observation on the Bladder Tumor

Song, Dal Ok

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on the bladder tumor of the in-patients in the Department of Urology, Sacred Heart Hospital during the period of 6 years from June, l968 to May. 1974 0f 1,258 of total admitted cases, 69 cases had bladder tumor giving a rate of 5.5% The results were as follows: 1. The sex ratio was 5.9: 1 with male 59 and female 10. 2. The highest incidence of age distribution was between 40 and 69 year with 76.8%. 3. Hematuria which occurred in those cases in 91.3% is the most common symptom. The other common manifestations were frequent, dysuria and painful urination as in order. 4. 37 cases or 53.6% of patients visited to our clinic within one year after initial symptom occurred. 5. 47.8% of the cases involved in the lateral wall, 20.3% in the trigone and 11.6% in the entire wall as in order. 6. Among 69 cases, pathologic diagnosis was as follows. Transitional cell carcinoma 66 cases and benign papilloma 1. 7. The method of treatment, T.U.R. was performed 25 cases, partial cystectomy 19, ureterocut aneoetomy 8. Bricker's operation 5 and Gil.Vernet operation 1 respectively after total cystectomy. and no treatment 11. 8. 15 cases or 25.9% bad follow-up studies every 3 or 6 months. 5 cases were tumor free and IO cases had recurred.