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Open AccessRegular gastroscopy and colonoscopy during the evaluation of urachal cancer: do we really need them?
Urachal cancer is similar to gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma in histology, and gastroscopy/colonoscopy is often administered during perioperative evaluation. However, gastroscopy and colonoscopy have correspon...
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Radiotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in penile cancer patients with extracapsular nodal extension after inguinal lymph node surgery: a multi-institutional study
Because there is a lack of evidence, it is not generally recommended to use adjuvant radiotherapy plus chemotherapy to treat lymph node disease in penile cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the bene...
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Open AccessRisk-adapted treatment reduced chemotherapy exposure for clinical stage I pediatric testicular cancer
Different from adult clinical stage I (CS1) testicular cancer, surveillance has been recommended for CS1 pediatric testicular cancer. However, among high-risk children, more than 50% suffer a relapse and progr...
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Open AccessConservative treatment for urinary fistula following ileal conduit urinary diversion: a simple method
The presence of urinary fistula after ileal conduit urinary diversion is a challenging complication, and this study investigated the role of the intra-conduit negative pressure system (NPS) in the presence of ...
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Relapse in children with clinical stage I testicular yolk sac tumors after initial orchiectomy
To evaluate risk factors of relapse in pediatric patients with clinical stage I (CS1) testicular yolk sac tumors.
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Open AccessA modified clinicopathological tumor staging system for survival prediction of patients with penile cancer
The 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor–node–metastasis (AJCC-TNM) staging system is based on a few retrospective single-center studies. We aimed to test the prognostic validity of the staging system ...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization and integrative genomic analysis of a panel of newly established penile cancer cell lines
Cell line models are essential tools to study the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor initiation and progression. There are limited treatment options for penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC), accounting for...
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Open AccessTrends of testis-sparing surgery for pediatric testicular tumors in South China
Testis-sparing surgery is not popular in South China. This study aimed to investigate this procedure for pediatric testicular tumors.
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Bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection for Chinese patients with penile cancer: a multicenter collaboration study
Current guidelines recommend pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND) for patients with pelvic lymph node metastasis and special state. However, these data and recommendations do not distinguish the role of PLND in diffe...
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Open AccessManagement of adrenal incidentaloma: the role of adrenalectomy may be underestimated
To demonstrate clinical characteristics of adrenal incidentaloma in South China and explore its comprehensive management.
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Open AccessSurvival analysis of children with stage II testicular malignant germ cell tumors treated with surgery or surgery combined with adjuvant chemotherapy
For children with stage II testicular malignant germ cell tumors (MGCT), the survival is good with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. However, there is limited data on surgical results for cases in which there...
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The risk factors for the presence of pelvic lymph node metastasis in penile squamous cell carcinoma patients with inguinal lymph node dissection
To evaluate factors in penile squamous cell carcinoma predictive of pelvic lymph node metastasis and survival.
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Age-specific effect of gender on upper tract urothelial carcinoma outcomes
The research is to evaluate the age-specific differential effects of gender on outcomes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Between August 19...
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Prognostic significance of tumor location and superficial urothelial bladder carcinoma history in patients with ureteral urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy
To investigate the significance of tumor location and superficial urothelial bladder carcinoma (UBC) history on oncological outcomes in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for ureteral uroth...
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Risk factors for relapse in patients with clinical stage I testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
Prediction of oncological outcomes facilitates individualized risk-adapted management for clinical stage I testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (CS I NSGCTs). We investigated risk factors for relapse fo...
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Analysis of prognostic factors in 108 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
To analyze the prognostic factors in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and to investigate the prognostic value of the absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) in peripheral blood in NHL patients at admission.
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Open AccessExpression of Bmi-1 is a prognostic marker in bladder cancer
The molecular mechanisms of the development and progression of bladder cancer are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the expression of Bmi-1 protein and its clinical significance in ...
