Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

We evaluated the incidence and risk factors for urethral recurrence following radical cystectomy and urinary diversion in transitional cell carcinoma.

A retrospective review was performed of the 412 consecutive patients who underwent radical cystectomy and urinary diversion for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder between 1986 and 2004. A total of 294 patients were enrolled in this study. We investigated the impact of various clinical and pathological features on urethral recurrence by univariate and multivariate analysis.

Urethral recurrence developed in 13 patients (4.4%) and the 5-year urethral recurrence-free probability was 94.9%. On univariate analysis, positive urethral margin, prostatic stromal invasion, and prostatic urethral involvement had a significant influence on urethral recurrence (p < 0.05). The other clinical and pathological features were not significantly associated with urethral recurrence (p > 0.05). A multivariate Cox proportional hazard model revealed that a positive urethral margin (hazards ratio (HR) = 18.33, p < 0.001), prostatic urethral involvement (HR = 7.95, p < 0.001), and prostatic stromal invasion (HR = 5.80, p = 0.018) were independent risk factors for urethral recurrence.

A positive urethral margin is considered an absolute indication for prophylactic urethrectomy. In addition, more careful patient selection is necessary for orthotopic urinary diversion in patients with prostatic urethral involvement and prostatic stromal invasion.

Written by:
Cho KS, Seo JW, Park SJ, Lee YH, Choi YD, Cho NH, Yang SC, Hong SJ.   Are you the author?

Reference:
Urol Int. 2009;82(3):306-11.
doi:10.1159/000209363

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19440019

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