Impact of Lymphovascular Invasion on Prognosis in the Patients with Bladder Cancer—Comparison of Transurethral Resection and Radical Cystectomy

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Title: Impact of Lymphovascular Invasion on Prognosis in the Patients with Bladder Cancer—Comparison of Transurethral Resection and Radical Cystectomy
Authors: Kei Yoneda, Naoto Kamiya, Takanobu Utsumi, Ken Wakai, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Masashi Yano, Nobuyuki Hiruta, Tomohiko Ichikawa, Hiroyoshi Suzuki
Source: Diagnostics, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 244 (2021)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
Subject Terms: bladder cancer, lymphovascular invasion, transurethral resection of bladder tumor, radical cystectomy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Medicine (General), R5-920
More Details: (1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the associations of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) at first transurethral resection of bladder (TURBT) and radical cystectomy (RC) with survival outcomes, and to evaluate the concordance between LVI at first TURBT and RC. (2) Methods: We analyzed 216 patients who underwent first TURBT and 64 patients who underwent RC at Toho University Sakura Medical Center. (3) Results: LVI was identified in 22.7% of patients who underwent first TURBT, and in 32.8% of patients who underwent RC. Univariate analysis identified ≥cT3, metastasis and LVI at first TURBT as factors significantly associated with overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). Multivariate analysis identified metastasis (hazard ratio (HR) 6.560, p = 0.009) and LVI at first TURBT (HR 9.205, p = 0.003) as significant predictors of CSS. On the other hand, in patients who underwent RC, ≥pT3, presence of G3 and LVI was significantly associated with OS and CSS in univariate analysis. Multivariate analysis identified inclusion of G3 as a significant predictor of OS and CSS. The concordance rate between LVI at first TURBT and RC was 48.0%. Patients with positive results for LVI at first TURBT and RC displayed poorer prognosis than other patients (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: We found that the combination of LVI at first TURBT and RC was likely to provide a more significant prognostic factor.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2075-4418
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/2/244; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020244
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cd1bab2a55fd449db2aa8022ab625052
Accession Number: edsdoj.1bab2a55fd449db2aa8022ab625052
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20754418
DOI:10.3390/diagnostics11020244
Published in:Diagnostics
Language:English