Stage T1 Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: Complete Response after Transurethral Resection and Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Abstract

Objective: To report the results of treatment of adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder with transurethral resection and intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Methods: Out of 183 patients in our department treated with BCG between 1992 and 1996, three patients had adenocarcinoma, stage T1. Results: All three patients had normal cystoscopy and negative cytology 53-82 months after the start of treatment. Conclusions: BCG appears to be effective not only in the treatment of transitional cell carcinoma, but also in adenocarcinoma of the bladder.