Evaluation of partial cystectomy for carcinoma of bladder.

We reviewed 117 patients who had undergone partial cystectomy for primary carcinoma of the bladder. The recurrence rate was 78 per cent. Treatment of recurrences included transurethral resection, radiation therapy, and total cystectomy. The five-year survival rate of patients treated for recurrent disease was 68 per cent for Stages 0 and A, 31 percent for Stage B, and 6 per cent for Stages C and D1. Total cystectomy gave the best salvage rate. The five-year survival rate of patients without recurrences was 4 per cent.