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Revista Médica Electrónica
versión On-line ISSN 1684-1824
Resumen
LEON RAMOS, Osmany Lázaro et al. Behavior of bladder cancer in Matanzas from December 2014 to January 2020. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2021, vol.43, n.1, pp. 2903-2916. Epub 28-Feb-2021. ISSN 1684-1824.
Introduction:
Cancer of the bladder (CV) is the second urological neoplasm. In Cuba it constitutes the seventh cause of cancer in males and among the first fifteen, when both sexes are combined.
Objective:
To evaluate the behavior of bladder cancer (CV) in patients of the Faustino Pérez Hernández Hospital.
Materials and methods:
An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the period from December 2014 to January 2020. The patients were divided into 3 groups treated with Minimum Access Surgery (CMA), Open Surgery (CA) and No Operated (NO), the histological groups and tumor staging were described and treatment was applied according to the service protocol, their complications and the presence of tumor recurrences were also described.Universe: 222 patients diagnosed with bladder cancer were included in the study.
Results:
It was found that the greatest number of patients diagnosed with CV are male, the histological type is low-grade urothelial cell carcinoma and stage T1. Recurrences occurred before 5 years in 10.8% of cases. 196 patients presented complications.
Conclusions:
The CV is more frequent in the ages between 60 to 69 years, the recurrences appeared mainly between 1 and three years. Complications occurred in 196 patients, with Surgery being the therapeutic modality with the highest percentage with 32.22% and infections being the most frequent complications.
Palabras clave : Bladder cancer; Immunotherapy; chemotherapy; Recurrence.