Surgical management of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in a vesicular diverticulum: case report.
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Department of Urology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2011-08
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Surgical management of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in a vesicular diverticulum: case report. 2011, 5 (4):E60-4 Can Urol Assoc JJournal
Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du CanadaDOI
10.5489/cuaj.10094PubMed ID
21806896Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21806896Abstract
We report a case of primary transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of a bladder diverticum along with a literature review. A 55-year-old male presented with painless gross hematuria. A histological diagnosis of TCC within a bladder diverticulum was made following cystoscopical examination. Initially transurethral resection of bladder tumour with subsequent intravesical chemotherapy followed. As a result of recurrence and in view of bladder-sparing therapy, a distal partial cystectomy was performed. This report demonstrates that conservative bladder-sparing treatment can be achieved and subsequently followed by vigilant cystoscopy.Item Type
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1911-6470ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.5489/cuaj.10094