Stage of urinary bladder cancer at first presentation
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Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (31 Aug. 2009), pp.628-631, 4 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2009-08-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
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Topics
Abstract EN
The stage of urinary bladder cancer is an important factor in determining prognosis of the disease.
This prospective study was performed to determine the stage of bladder cancer at first presentation at the Rizgary Hospital in the Erbil governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan.
We evaluated 72 patients with bladder cancer.
The grades and stages of bladder cancer of these patients were determined through physical examination and investigations.
We found that 47.2% of patients had superficial cancer, 19.4% had tumor with invasion into the lamina propria and 30.6% of patients had tumor with invasion to muscle wall.
Regional or distant metastases were found in 2.8% of patients.
Well differentiated tumor was seen in 44.4% of the patients, moderately differentiated tumor was found in 38.9% and poorly differentiated tumor was found in 16.7% of the patients.
Our study suggests that bladder cancer is diagnosed at a relatively early stage in the Erbil governorate.
However, the situation can be further improved by adopting proper screening programs and performing appropriate investigations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bazzaz, Pishtewan H.. 2009. Stage of urinary bladder cancer at first presentation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.628-631.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-37241
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bazzaz, Pishtewan H.. Stage of urinary bladder cancer at first presentation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 20, no. 4 (Dec. 2009), pp.628-631.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-37241
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bazzaz, Pishtewan H.. Stage of urinary bladder cancer at first presentation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2009. Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.628-631.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-37241
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 631
Record ID
BIM-37241