Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a highly specific tumor marker or trophoblastic neoplasms. Also in patients with non-trophoblastic tumors, hCG beta-related material has been frequently demonstrated in their urine. This material was termed beta-core fragment (beta-CF) since it is recognized by hCG beta-core directed antisera but not by hCG beta-carboxyterminal peptide (CTP) directed antise...

introduction here we report an unusual case of massive stone formation in augmented urinary bladder. case presentation a 25-year-old man presented with recurrent urinary tract infection ten years after augmentation cystoplasty after a complex pelvic fracture urethral distraction defect. on evaluation by ultrasonography, x-ray, and computed tomography of abdomen showed large burden of stones in ...

BACKGROUND Urothelial papilloma and non-invasive papillary carcinoma are common neoplasms of the urinary bladder. Distinguishing papillomas and papillary carcinomas, especially the low grade type, is often debatable on the basis of histological features alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated immunohistochemical expression of cytokeratin 20 (CK20), p53, and Ki-67 in a group of 20 urothel...

abstract   synchronous upper urinary tract tumor and superficial bladder tumor are uncommon. this is a report of a 62- year- old man presented with episode of painless gross hematuria and flank pain. we worked him up and found a left renal mass and bladder lesion. he underwent nephrectomy and tur-bt, and the pathology report of both showed a high grade urothelial transitional cell carcinoma. th...

background: prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and will include about 30% of all malignancies in men.since the initial report of the anatomic radical prostatectomy, refinements in the surgical technique have been made. several studies showthat bladder neck preservation (bnp) during radical prostatectomy makes improve early return of urinary continence, erectile function o...

A dermoid cyst is a benign cutaneous developmental anomaly that arises from the entrapment of ectodermal elements along lines embryonic closure. These tumors are lined by stratified squamous epithelium with mature skin appendages found on their wall and lumens filled keratin, hair, teeth etc. They usually in nature. Mature ovarian cysts very common accounting for 25% all neoplasms. Uncomplicate...

genitourinary tuberculosis (gutb) is difficult to diagnose in the earlier stage owing to the non-specific symptoms. usually, renal tuberculous involvement is unilateral and the imaging finding is renal calcification, but associated calcifications of bilateral ureter and bladder are rare. we report a 66-year-old man who presented with diffuse calcification of the urinary system (including bilate...