The patient: in March 2009, hematuria was found, there was a cyst in the kidney, it was thought that the cyst broke the column and hematuria appeared, there was also the appearance of lumbar pain, August 29, 2009 examination results: bladder tumor, all aspects of the body are good, bladder CT scan examination seen: good bladder filling, the lower posterior wall of the bladder irregular thickening, protruding into the bladder, the outer edge of the bladder is still Yuan Yuan slippery, the bladder clear triangle normal, the pelvis is not seen There were no obvious enlarged lymph nodes in the pelvis. Is my father’s case curable? What kind of treatment plan is needed?
Yao Xudong, Department of Urology, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University: At present, there are different treatment methods for bladder tumors according to two categories: muscle layer infiltrating tumors or non-muscle layer infiltrating tumors. total resection and pelvic lymph node dissection plus urinary diversion (e.g. neoin situ neobladder surgery). According to your description, it is necessary to confirm whether the tumor is muscle-infiltrating or non-muscle-infiltrating, and this step requires a definitive diagnosis (pathological diagnosis) by cystoscopic biopsy or transurethral electrodesis. It is very common for cases like your father’s to be cured by timely diagnosis and treatment.