Current concepts in the role of intravesical instillations in the therapy and prophylaxis of superficial transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. The Finnbladder Research Group

O Alfthan; K Jauhiainen; E Kaasinen; T Liukkonen

doi:10.1007/BF02201978

Current concepts in the role of intravesical instillations in the therapy and prophylaxis of superficial transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. The Finnbladder Research Group

World J Urol. 1997;15(2):89-95. doi: 10.1007/BF02201978.

Authors

O Alfthan¹, K Jauhiainen, E Kaasinen, T Liukkonen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.

PMID: 9144897
DOI: 10.1007/BF02201978

Abstract

A survey on superficial, local urinary bladder cancer, its prognostic factors, and instillation treatments is presented on the basis of experience with approximately 1,000 patients over a period of 20 years, experimental investigations, and the literature. Personal opinions and practical recommendations are presented in 11 conclusive theses.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravesical
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / drug therapy*
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / prevention & control*
Humans
Medical Oncology / trends*
Preventive Medicine / trends*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Urology / trends*