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- Since April 1985, 72 patients with bladder cancer were treated using transurethral microwave coagulation (TUMC), which involved irradiating tumors with 100-watt microwave energy for 2-16 minutes.
- A total of 20 of these patients were aged 70 and older, with a median follow-up period of 14.7 months; results showed that tumors completely disappeared in all cases, though four patients experienced recurrences.
- The procedure was found to be safe, with no serious complications reported, making TUMC an effective treatment option for elderly or high-risk bladder cancer patients.
Article Abstract
Since April 1985, 72 patients with bladder cancer have been treated by transurethral microwave coagulation (TUMC). In this procedure, tumors were irradiated with microwave energy of 100 watts for 2-16 minutes. A total of 20 patients were 70 years old or older, including 5 who were more than 80 years old. These 20 patients have been followed for 6 to 32 months with a median follow-up of 14.7 months. After TUMC, tumors completely disappeared endoscopically and histologically in all patients. Four patients had heterotopic recurrences. In all patients, serious complications were not seen during and after TUMC. Our clinical experience revealed that TUMC was the useful therapeutic method for bladder cancer in elderly or poor-risk patients. In this paper, we describe the technique of TUMC and preliminary clinical results.
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