Bladder carcinoma involving the lower abdominal wall.
Our experience in treating 13 patients with bladder tumors involving the abdominal wall is presented. A technique is described wherein part of the suprapubic abdominal wall is excised and the resultant defect is closed with ox fascia. Of the 9 patients treated surgically 8 have had no local recurrence but distant metastases have developed. Presently 2 patients are clinically free of disease, 18 and 22 months after abdominal wall excision. One of these 2 patients required a subsequent groin dissection and was then lost to followup.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*