Radical Cystectomy for Carcinoma of the Bladder: 2,720 Consecutive Cases 5 Years Later

Abstract

Contemporary cystectomy can be performed with minimal mortality. Radical cystectomy for organ confined disease is followed by good therapeutic results and enhances the possibilities for functional restoration. With stage progression there is a stepwise reduction in survival probability. The radical operation can provide disease-free survival for an important subgroup of node positive cases (27.3%). Additional therapy is needed to improve the oncological outcome for advanced locoregional disease.