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"A clinical observation was made on 45 of 53 patients with bladder tumors seen at the Department of Urology, Chosun University Medical School during the period from January. 1973 to December, 1979. The following results were obtained: 1. During that period. 820 patients were hospitalized and there were 53 cases of bladder tumors giving a rate of 6.5% 2. There were 32 males and 13 females a ratio of 2.5: 1 and 71. 1% of the patients was over 50 years of age. 3. The most common symptom was grose hematuria (82. 2%) and the others were frequent urination (35. 6%), dysuria (31. 1%), painful urination (22. 2%) and lower abdominal pain (22. 2%). 4. 22 cases (48.9%) of the patients visited the hospital within three months after the appearance of the initial symptom and 75.6% within 1 year. 5. 24 cases (53. 3%) had multiple tumors and 21 cases (46.7%) single tumor, Regardless of origin, lateral wall was involved in 30 cases (66. 7%) and the trigone in 20 cases (44.4%). 6. IVP performed in 43 cases revealed normal upper urinary tract in 27 cases (62. 8%) and filling defect of the bladder in 40 cases (93. 0%). 7. The pathologic examination performed in 37 cases revealed transitional cell carcinoma in 29 cases (78. 4%). 8. The operation was performed in 25 cases: Partial cystectomy in 11 cases open resection with coagulation in 3 cases, TUR in 5 cases, radical or simple total cystectomy in 6 cases and ileal diversion only is 1 case. 9. Of the 14 cases possible in follow up study 10 (71.4%) survived over 1 year after treatment."
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