Artigo Revisado por pares

Status of Integrated Irradiation and Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer

1984; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0094-0143(21)00774-6

ISSN

1558-318X

Autores

Willet F. Whitmore, M.A. Batata,

Tópico(s)

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

The rationale and representative results of integrated irradiation and cystectomy for bladder cancer are reviewed and an hypothesis regarding the mechanism and benefits of such treatment formulated. The basis for uncertainty regarding the value of preoperative irradiation is outlined and a perspective on the resolution of this uncertainty provided.

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