Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Study findings from Banaras Hindu University broaden understanding of transitional cell carcinoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 26th, 2010

"We report a retroperitoneal transitional cell carcinoma arising from the primitive urogenital remnants of a 56-year-old married Indian woman. She presented with a huge cystic mass in the hypogastrium and right iliac fossa, which extended into the right thigh as a massive dumbbell tumour," scientists in Varanasi, India report.

"On exploration, it was found not to be arising from any known retroperitoneal structure. The mass was excised, and the histopathology confirmed transitional cell carcinoma with positive margins. Though she received postoperative chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, adriamycin and cisplatin, she developed extensive local recurrence and hepatic...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-01-26)

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