Gall bladder cancer is one of five most common malignancies of the gastro-intestinal tract. Most of the cancers are detected during histological examination after cholecystectomy. Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 4:1. A direct association exists between the presence of cholelithiasis and the development of gall bladder carcinoma. In patients with gall bladder carcin...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the expression profile variation of lncRNAs in normal urinary bladder tissue and urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder through microarray technology. The differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified and classified, and their biological information was analyzed. The data obtained in the study will prove helpful for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of urothe...

BACKGROUND Although mucinous adenocarcinoma has been recognized for a long time, whether it is associated with a poorer prognosis in colorectal cancer patients is still controversial. Many studies put emphasis on mucinous adenocarcinoma containing mucin component ≥50%. Only a few studies have analyzed cases with a mucin component <50%. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to analyze the prognostic val...

opium use is one of the most common forms of substance abuse in iran and there are some evidence indicating it is a risk factor of transitional cell carcinoma (tcc) of the urinary bladder. the majority of opium users are also cigarette smokers, so consideration of the high prevalence of smoking which is the most important risk factor of tcc of the urinary bladder among opium users is essential ...

Renal cell carcinoma can metastasize to virtually any organ, yet synchronous metastasis to the bladder is extremely rare. A 77-year-old woman presented with gross hematuria. Abdominal and chest computed tomography showed a bilateral renal masses, bladder dome mass, and multiple lung metastasis. Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor and sonography guided renal biopsy were performed. Both ...

Received December 2007 Accepted May 2008 INTRODUCTION Bladder tumors arising within a diverticulum are uncommon and pose a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The reported incidence ranges from 0.8% to 10.0%, with the most common histological subtype being transitional cell carcinoma followed by squamous cell carcinoma.(1) Additionally, small cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rare and...

Etiologic factors affecting bladder tumor have been well confirmed and it is widely recognized that carcinogenic substances in urine may play an important role in a pathogenesis. Carcinoma developing in a defunctionalized bladder, although uncommon, does occur. We report a case of a transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) found in a remaining bladder of a male patient and a review of the most relevan...