title: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in four patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
abstract: We report four patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder. Three patients underwent transurethral resection (TUR) of their tumors, which were grade 2 or 3, stage pT1 TCC. Among them, one patient underwent repeat TUR for recurrent superficial TCC. The remaining one patient underwent total cystectomy for grade 3, stage pT4 TCC and squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder. Subsequently, he died suddenly without evidence of local recurrence or systemic metastasis. We discuss the relationship between the duration of HD and the tumor grade and stage of primary bladder TCC in maintenance HD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan. kazu0809@nms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Takushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchikoba
authors.forename: Fumiatsu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Narumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Taiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*