Epidemiological profile and therapeutic approaches of bladder cancer patients referred to tertiary uro-oncology center

Resumo

Bladder cancer is the second most incident malignant tumor of the urinary tract and the ninth most incident type of cancer in the world. Considering its relevance in the oncological scenario, the present study aims to analyze epidemiological and histopathological profile, as well as therapeutic approaches, on patients diagnosed with bladder cancer treated in a tertiary referral hospital such as Hospital de Clínicas UNICAMP. The method consists in retrospective study based on 271 chart review of patients that attended the Uro-Oncology Department and were diagnosed with bladder cancer. When evaluating the collected data, information such as prevalence in age, gender and ethnic groups, as well as risk factors to the disease, were coincident with literature. Regarding histological description of tumors and oncological approach, results also matched. Information that distanced from literature were postoperative complications in patients that underwent cystectomy and general mortality rates. It is possible to assume relation to professional learning curves, considering the institution is a teaching hospital, and the gravity of cases referred to a tertiary care hospital. Larger studies are needed to support these hypotheses.