[Early postoperative mitomycin C instillation: when and how?]. 2004

Olivier Traxer, and Bernard Gattegno
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France. olivier.traxer@tnn.ap-hop-paris.fr

The rationale for intravesical chemotherapy in the treatment of superficial bladder tumours is based on the knowledge of their natural history, particularly the propensity of a majority of tumours to relapses, while only a small proportion of these tumours present a risk of progression. The objective of intravesical chemotherapy is to prevent tumour implantation on the site of resection and to eliminate any residual disease responsible for recurrences; this treatment therefore constitutes "chemoprophylaxis". The objective of this technical note is to recall the practical modalities of early postoperative mitomycin C instillation with particular emphasis on two technical points.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011182 Postoperative Care The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D001749 Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the URINARY BLADDER. Bladder Cancer,Bladder Neoplasms,Cancer of Bladder,Bladder Tumors,Cancer of the Bladder,Malignant Tumor of Urinary Bladder,Neoplasms, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Cancer,Bladder Cancers,Bladder Neoplasm,Bladder Tumor,Cancer, Bladder,Cancer, Urinary Bladder,Neoplasm, Bladder,Neoplasm, Urinary Bladder,Tumor, Bladder,Tumors, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Neoplasm
D003131 Combined Modality Therapy The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used. Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000283 Administration, Intravesical The instillation or other administration of drugs into the bladder, usually to treat local disease, including neoplasms. Bladder Drug Administration,Drug Administration, Bladder,Instillation, Bladder,Intravesical Drug Administration,Administration, Intravesical Drug,Injections, Intravesical,Intravesical Administration,Intravesical Injection,Intravesical Instillation,Administration, Bladder Drug,Administrations, Bladder Drug,Administrations, Intravesical,Administrations, Intravesical Drug,Bladder Drug Administrations,Bladder Instillation,Bladder Instillations,Drug Administration, Intravesical,Drug Administrations, Bladder,Drug Administrations, Intravesical,Injection, Intravesical,Instillation, Intravesical,Instillations, Bladder,Instillations, Intravesical,Intravesical Administrations,Intravesical Drug Administrations,Intravesical Injections,Intravesical Instillations
D000903 Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Chemical substances, produced by microorganisms, inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of neoplasms. Antineoplastic Antibiotics,Cytotoxic Antibiotics,Antibiotics, Cytotoxic
D016685 Mitomycin An antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus. It is one of the bi- or tri-functional ALKYLATING AGENTS causing cross-linking of DNA and inhibition of DNA synthesis. Mitomycin C,Ametycine,Mitocin-C,Mitomycin-C,Mutamycin,NSC-26980,Mitocin C,MitocinC,NSC 26980,NSC26980

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