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Open AccessDetermining the clinicopathological significance of the VI-RADS ≧4 group: a retrospective study
The Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) is widely used for predicting muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). This study aimed to determine the clinicopathological significance of the VI-RADS ≧4...
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Open AccessRisk factor analysis of intravesical recurrence after retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
One of the major concerns of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) treated with nephroureterectomy is intravesical recurrence (IVR). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the pred...
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Open AccessProstatic abscess with infected aneurysms and spondylodiscitis after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a case report and literature review
Transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy is the conventional method of diagnosing prostate cancer. TRUS-guided prostate biopsy can occasionally be associated with severe complications. Here, w...
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Open AccessExpression of epithelial-Mesenchymal transition related markers in Plasmacytoid Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) of the urinary bladder is a variant of urothelial carcinoma that carries a poor prognosis. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been demonstrated to contribut...
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Open AccessDual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) as a novel marker in T1 high-grade and T2 bladder cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy
To investigate associations between dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) expression and survival in T1 high-grade or T2 bladder cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemothe...
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Open AccessInferior vena cava tumor thrombus after partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma
Partial nephrectomy is now the gold standard treatment for small renal tumors. Local recurrence is a major problem after partial nephrectomy, and local recurrence in the remnant kidney after partial nephrectom...
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A case report of squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
We report a staghorn renal calculus case with squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. A 77-year-old woman was followed-up at our institution for 3 years for...
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Spindle cell sarcoma of the epididymis
A rare case of epididymal spindle cell sarcoma in a 68-year-old man is described. The patient was admitted to our hospital with a painless, left intrascrotal mass that had been present for 3 months. Computed t...
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Open AccessSnail expression and outcome in T1 high-grade and T2 bladder cancer: a retrospective immunohistochemical analysis
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to have benefit in T1 high-grade or T2 bladder cancer. However, neoadjuvant chemotherapy fails in some patients. Careful patient selection for neoadjuvant chemotherapy i...
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Advanced carcinoma of the prostatic urethra in a patient with marked response to chemotherapy, leading to preservation of the bladder
We performed transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) for a 66-year-old man with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Pathological examination diagnosed poorly differentiated urothelial carcinoma of the ureth...
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Tumor progression and expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) mRNA by human urinary bladder cancer cells
Tumor cells at the stage of tumor progression build up a high tolerance to intrinsic and extrinsic defence systems and/or therapeutic procedures, and the cells deeply infiltrate the adjacent tissue, which is ...
