Skip to main content

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients

From: A novel transurethral resection technique for superficial bladder tumor: retrograde en bloc resection

Variable

RERBT (n = 40)

C-TURBT (n = 50)

P value

Age (year)

60.65 ± 13.08

60.80 ± 14.04

0.959

Size

  

0.650

 

≤3 cm (n)

32 (80%)

38 (76%)

 

>3 cm (n)

8 (20%)

12 (24%)

Gender

  

0.166

 

Male

35 (87.5%)

38 (76%)

 

Female

5 (12.5%)

12 (24%)

Tumor multiplicity

  

0.705

 

Single

29 (72.5%)

38 (76%)

 

Multiple

11 (27.5%)

12 (24%)

Tumor morphology

  

0.686

 

Pedunculate

28 (70%)

33 (66%)

 

Flat

12 (30%)

17 (34%)

Stage

  

0.119

 

Ta

15 (37.5%)

27 (54%)

 

T1

25 (62.5%)

23 (46%)

Grade (WHO2004)

  

0.250

 

LMP

9 (22.5%)

12 (24%)

 

LG

22 (55%)

23 (46%)

HG

9 (22.5%)

15 (30%)

Location

  

0.753

 

Lateral wall

22 (55%)

22 (44%)

 

Posterior wall

5 (12.5%)

8 (16%)

Anterior wall

6 (15%)

7 (14%)

Dome

0 (0)

3 (6%)

Trigone/bladder neck

4 (10%)

4 (8%)

Multiple

3 (7.5%)

6 (12%)

  1. RERBT retrograde en bloc resection of bladder tumor, C-TURBT conventional transurethral resection of bladder tumor, LMP papillary urothelial neoplasia of low malignant potential, LG low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma, HG high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma