The authors evaluated 552 patients who had muscle invasive bladder cancer and underwent a radical cystectomy and node dissection. Patients with tumor located on the trigone and a 2 fold higher risk of nodal metastases than those with cancer elsewhere in the bladder. They also had a 2.5 fold higher risk of disease recurrence after radical cystectomy.
The authors conclude that tumor location may be useful in risk stratification of patients with invasive bladder cancer.
Presented by Robert Svatek, et al. at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting - May 14 - 19, 2011 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC USA
Reported for UroToday by David P. Wood Jr., MD, Professor, Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System.
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