[The clinical study of 23 cases in patients with bladder cancer over 85 years old].
We treated 23 patients with bladder cancer over 85 years old. The male to female ratio was 3.6. Six cases (26%) were of low grade (G1) cancer and 16 (70%) were of high grade (G2, G3), and the other one was of unknown grade. Superficial cancer (less than or equal to pT1) was seen in 11 cases (48%), and invasive cancer (greater than or equal to pT2) was 12 cases (52%). The 3-year survival rate was 38% for all, that for superficial cancer 55%, and that for invasive cancer 0%. Fifteen cases (65%) were treated by TUR and the prognosis of invasive cases in this group was poor.
Owada
F
F
Department of Urology, Omiya Red Cross Hospital.
Fukuda
H
H
Saito
T
T
Negishi
T
T
Yamada
T
T
Kageyama
Y
Y
Tari
K
K
Tsujii
T
T
Onase
J
J
Saito
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery