Journal of Nippon Medical School: Vol.71 No.6 page.408

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ArticleTitle Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Four Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

AuthorList Kazutaka Horiuchi, Takushi Uchikoba, Fumiatsu Oka, Mitsuhiro Sato, Yukihiro Kondo, Go Kimura, Narumi Tsuboi, Kazuhiro Yoshida and Taiji Nishimura

Affiliation Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School

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Volume 71

Issue 6

Year 2004

Page 408-411

Received June 24, 2004

Accepted July 22, 2004

Keywords transitional cell carcinoma, bladder, 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.

Correspondence to Kazutaka Horiuchi, Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan
kazu0809@nms.ac.jp

ArticleTitle	Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Four Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis
AuthorList	Kazutaka Horiuchi, Takushi Uchikoba, Fumiatsu Oka, Mitsuhiro Sato, Yukihiro Kondo, Go Kimura, Narumi Tsuboi, Kazuhiro Yoshida and Taiji Nishimura
Affiliation	Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School
Language	EN
Volume	71
Issue	6
Year	2004
Page	408-411
Received	June 24, 2004
Accepted	July 22, 2004
Keywords	transitional cell carcinoma, bladder, 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.
Correspondence to	Kazutaka Horiuchi, Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan kazu0809@nms.ac.jp