Fluorescence cystoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of recurrent superficial bladder cancer

is a 6 th place and makes 4,0% of all malignant neoplasms
              7. Every year in Russia there are nearly 11,000 new cases
              RDM 1. At the initial examination in 75-85% of patients diagnosed
              surface of the tumor 2. After transurethral resection of the
              (TURP) during the first year of follow recurrences are detected in 50-70%
              patients with superficial RMP, and in 10-20% of cases occur
              invasive component of the tumor and reduced the extent of its
              differentiation 1,7,9.


            

It is believed that the occurrence of relapse due to several
              reasons:

            
                  
  • multiple tumor buds due to the diffuse nature
                    neoplastic changes in the mucosa of the bladder
  •               
  • presence of undetected and not deleted during surgery centers
                    dysplasia, carcinoma in situ (CIS) or small papillary tumors.
                  

  •               
  • possibility of implantation of tumor cells during surgery.
                  

  •             

            

known that the main method of diagnosis is endoscopic RMP.
              However, conventional cystoscopy detects mainly papillary
              education, and "flat" mucosal lesions (dysplasia high
              degree and CIS) often go unnoticed. Identification of these entities
              using a "blind" (randomly) biopsy is questionable. It is flat
              lesions are a source of relapse in 30 - 75% of patients in the coming
              (2-6 weeks) periods after surgery, 14 15. This proves insufficient
              accuracy of standard cystoscopy (CS) and traditional radical
              operations (TURP).


            

From the mid-90's used a new method for identifying and RMP
              its recurrence - photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), based on
              fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX, selectively accumulated in
              tumor cells after intravesical administration of 5 - aminolevulinic
              acid (5-ALA). It was established that the sensitivity of photodynamic
              cystoscopy (FTSC) is 96.9% -98.7% and exceed bymorethan
              20% sensitivity of CA (72.7%) 7, 12, 13. Differences in the specificity
              methods were observed. 7, 12.


            

Materials and methods.

            

The results of examination and treatment of 200 patients
              c suspected bladder cancer. All patients were divided into 2
              group. 1 group consisted of 113 patients, endoscopic examination
              (CA) and treatment (TURP) are performed without fluorescent control.
              In group 2 included 87 patients in whom the complex survey
              and treatment with photodynamic diagnosis.


            

Patients in both groups with respect to age, number and stage of tumor
              bladder and the degree of malignancy. In the past, various treatment
              (TUR, partial resection of the bladder, intravesical adjuvant
              immuno-and chemotherapy) on the RMP in patients of group 1 was
              in 91 (80.5%) patients and in 73 (83.9%) patients, 2 groups. In both groups
              were included, also, the patients surveyed about the RMP for the first time:
              22 (19,5%) and 14 (16,1%) patients, respectively.


            

all patients the second group performed DSF using 3% solution
              5-ALA and light source "D-Light" firm "Karl Storz" Xenon lamp,
              used in light source provides the most powerful light output
              in the blue-violet range (385 - 440 nm). Procedures were carried out
              by intravenous or spinal anesthesia, since identifying
              fluorescent sections of mucosa should remove them.


            

For morphological assessment of the deleted (fluorescent) regions
              mucosal biopsy using biopsy forceps and TUR biopsy
              the entire depth of the bladder wall. In addition, patients whose
              there was no fluorescence or diagnosed papillary tumor was carried out
              additional "cold" biopsy sites are not fluorescent mucosa
              from randomly selected points (the neck, side panels, rear
              wall, apex and anterior wall) to identify false-negative
              the results of DSF.


            

results of research carried out under ordinary light, were recognized
            


            
                  
  • positive for detection of papillary tumors and sites
                    mucosa with nonspecific inflammation and
  •               
  • negative for normal urothelium.

  •             

            

In conducting DSF results were recognized:

            
                  
  • positive when the damaged area to fluoresce (regardless
                    the results of macroscopic studies), if the papilloma
                    were among the inflamed mucosa and were present when the
                    neflyuorestsiasyuschie papilloma.

  •               
  • negative if present neflyuorestsiasyuschaya zone of normal
                    or nonspecific inflammation.

  •               
  • a false negative result was understood the presence of tumor
                    mucosa at the site without fluorescence. It could be as papillary
                    tumor, and CIS, discovered in a "blind" biopsies.
  •               
  • considered a false positive result, in which morphological
                    study of the fluorescent area of the mucous is not confirmed
                    neoplastic lesions. In such cases, the fluorescence was caused by
                    nonspecific inflammation of the bladder.

  •             

            

tour begins in the white light, and at first were removed, clearly visible
              papillary tumors. Later, when the blue-violet light,
              biopsy and TUR revealed fluorescent mucosal sites.
            


            

results.

            

in 7 (8.7%) patients, 2 groups according to the CA, DSF and "blind"
              mucosal biopsy of pathological changes in the bladder were found.
              Papillary formation were detected in 69 (86,2%) patients, including multifocal
              growth was recorded in 26 (37,7%). Of the 69 patients of education from 0.7 to
              3.5 cm in diameter on the background of unchanged mucosa detected by
              CA in 50 (72.4%) patients. Additionally, in 19 (23.7%) patients with
              DSF revealed a small (up to 0.5 cm) papilloma: in 17 cases against
              intact mucosa, and a 2 - among the sites mucosa with nonspecific
              inflammation. They hadmoreintense fluorescence compared
              with the surrounding non-specifically inflamed tissue.


            

Only 2 patients with HPV identified in the CA is not
              fluoresce with DSF (Table 1). Histological examination
              Papillary formations in 61 (88.4%) patients diagnosed with transitional
              Cancer Ta-T1 varying degrees of differentiation, 3 patients with transitional
              invasive cancer, and T2 in 5 patients - with transitional papilloma (in
              table).


            

Susceptibility (B) methods of diagnosis
              papillary formations (CA and DSF) was carried out according to the formula: B = tase-positive
              the results of the number of tase-+ number of false-positive negative

            

sensitivity of the CA according to our data was 72.4%,
              at DSF - 96,4%. Of the 11 patients without papillary formations, 8
              (72,7%) patients with standard cystoscopy revealed areas
              hyperemic mucosa, regarded as nonspecific inflammation.
              When DSF additional 3 patients (27,3%) patients had areas of fluorescent
              mucosa, which in CA looked intact. Histological
              study in 6 patients revealed nonspecific inflammation
              mucosa (granular and glandulyarny cystitis), in 1 - CIS among sites
              with nonspecific inflammation, and 4 patients - CIS against externally
              intact mucosa.


                                          
                
                
                
              
                              
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
                
                
                
              
                              
                
                
                
              
            
                  
Research / Pathology
                
                  
papillary Education
                    (1)
                
                  
Flat education
                    (2)
                
                  
Cochetanie (1)
                    (2)
                
                  
Diagnostics
                
                  
found at CA
                
                  
50 (72,4%)
                
                  
8 (72,7%), nonspecific inflammation
                
                  
22
                
                  
revealed by FC (optional)
                
                  
19 (23,7%)
                
                  
3 (27,3%)
                
                  
8
                
                  
morphological study
                
                  
Tis, Ta - T1
                
                  
61
                
                  
5
                
                  
24
                
                  
T2
                
                  
3
                
                  
-
                
                  
1
                
                  
inverted papilloma
                
                  
5
                
                  
-
                
                  
3
                
                  
nonspecific. inflammation
                
                  
-
                
                  
6
                
                  
2
                
                  
Total
                
                  
69
                
                  
11
                
                  
30
                

            

flat urothelial lesions were detected in patients
              with papillary formations. When DSF CIS against the backdrop of seemingly intact
              mucosa was detected inmorethan 3 timesmorefrequently than in CA and blind
              biopsy. Thus, patients with the first group, CIS was detected in 10 (8.9%) patients;
              and in patients with the second group - 24 patients (27,5%) patients. The most frequently
              combination of flat and papillary formations were observed in patients
              with recurrent bladder tumors.


            

Repeated endoscopy (CA and DSF)
              4-6 weeks after TUR of the bladder was performed in 65 (57.6
              %) Patients of group 1 and 45 (51,7%) patients, 2 groups of control
              radical surgery, detection of residual tumor and exclusion
              protsedivov. It should be noted that among the patients examined a
              group at CA, unremoved tumors were detected in 21 (32.3%) patients
              at DSF - 37 (56,9%). In a study of patients with group 2 after
              standard cystoscopy detected residual tumor in 8 (17,8
              %) Patients, while DSF - 13 (28,9%) patients.


            

Conclusions.

            

Analyzing the application of new diagnostic and treatment methods,
              it should be noted the following benefits:

            
                  
  • Compared with conventional cystoscopy DSF has a greater
                    sensitivity (72.4% for CA and 96.4% for DSF) in detecting cancer.
                  

  •               
  • use DSF to reduce the number of relapses by
                    improving radical surgery. Remove all changes in the mucous
                    both in the visible papillary formations, and sites
                    mucosa that are not visible during normal cystoscopy. There is an opportunity
                    prevention of "false" relapse (or protsedivov).

  •               
  • results show that the tour under the control of photodynamic
                    (TUR-P) leads to a decrease in the frequency of relapses, compared with the results
                    standard TUR. When performing TOUR relapses occur within
                    1 year in 43.9% of cases, TUR-F - in 13,1% 13.

  •               
  • "False negative" results, in rare cases described
                    in literature, in our studies are not determined. Given
                    This fact is not recommended biopsies from non-fluorescent
                    sections of the bladder mucosa.
  •               
  • "False positive" results reduce the percentage of specificity
                    method that essentially does not affect the relevance of the DSF.
                  

  •             

            

Experience of DSF and the successful treatment of patients
              lets talk about the prime importance of this method in the diagnosis
              and treatment of superficial forms of bladder cancer and its recurrence.
              Further study of specificity and disease-free
              survival for the introduction of this procedure in clinical practice
              oncological institutions.


            

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               Gorelov SI, Kagan O.F

              

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