title: Superficial bladder cancer: timing of check cystoscopies in the first year.
abstract: We report a prospective study of 141 patients presenting for the first time with a small, solitary, non-invasive, moderately or well differentiated transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The pattern of recurrence in the first year was assessed and recurrence rates calculated; 80% of patients without recurrence at 3 months remained clear in the first year. There was a highly significant reduction in recurrence rates for those free of recurrence at 3 months. It has been suggested that this group should have the second check cystoscopy at 1 year and yearly cystoscopies thereafter. Our findings support that proposal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, St George's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shearer
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*