[Nontransitional cell tumor of the bladder].
OBJECTIVE
To study the experience in the treatment and diagnosis of the nontransitional cell tumor of the bladder, and to improve the overall survival rate.


METHODS
The records were reviewed that 18 patients with nontransitional cell tumor of the bladder treated from Jan. 1990 to Dec. 1997 (5.1% of the 352 bladder tumors in the same period). 16.7% of the patients had benign tumor, 83.3% malignant. Of the latter 73.3% were invasive. The overall rate of palliative treatment, partial or total cystectomy was compared retrospectively.


RESULTS
Three patients with benign tumor are alive. The overall survival rate of 14 patients with malignant tumor at 1, 3 and 5 years was 85.7%, 66.7%, and 57.1%.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the patients had haematuria and irritable bladder symptoms. The proper treatment was partial or total cystectomy. The prognosis was apparently related to the tumor stage and therapy method.
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Department of Urology, Affiliated Xiangya Hospital of Hunan Medical University, Changsha, 410078.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*