[Bladder lavage cytology in the diagnosis and follow-up of superficial bladder cancer].
Classical mictional cytology (MC) has a series of widely recognized limitations for the diagnosis and follow-up of surface vesical carcinoma (SVC). A prospective study was conducted in 171 patients with suspected signs and symptoms or a background of SVC using cystoscopy, MC and vesical lavage cytology (LC). Overall sensitivity was 98.8%, 45.4% and 66.6% respectively. LC showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) when compared to MC in suspected disease with no SVC background, and follow-up with endovesical prophylaxis.
Romero
J A
JA
Servicio y Cátedra de Urología, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Barcelona.
Llopis
J
J
Vendrell
J R
JR
Gutiérrez
R
R
Alvarez Vijande
R
R
Mallafré
J M
JM
Solé
M
M
Cardesa
A
A
Carretero
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology
La citología del lavado vesical en el diagnóstico y seguimiento del cáncer vesical superficial.