Primary adenocarcinoma of bladder.

Since 1959, 10 patients with primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder were treated at the Virginia Mason Medical Center for an incidence of 1.5 per cent of all bladder cancers. This retrospective study shows that histologic grade and tumor location had a variable influence on survival whereas clinical stage appeared to have a direct effect on survival. The only long-term survivors were the 4 low-stage patients who underwent radical cystectomy.