NEODYMIUM-YAG LASER IRRADIATION OF STAGE T2 MUSCLE-INVASIVE BLADDER-CANCER - LONG-TERM RESULTS

Summary— The study group consisted of 15 patients with solitary stage T2 bladder tumours treated with transurethral resection (TUR) and subsequent neodymium‐YAG laser irradiation. Ten patients are alive without evidence of cancer 56 to 78 months (mean 67) after treatment; 1 died of cardiovascular disease 2 years after treatment and autopsy revealed no cancer. In 4 patients the treatment failed and cystectomy or external beam radiation was carried out. The long‐term results indicate the combination of TUR and laser irradiation to be beneficial in the management of T2 tumours in selected cases. © 1990 British Journal of Urology