Canine and human bladder cancer present similar anatomical, morphological, and
molecular characteristics, and dogs can be considered a model for human bladder cancer …

Background: Urothelial carcinoma (UC), also known as transitional cell carcinoma, is the
most common malignant tumor of the canine urinary bladder and represents a model for …

The tumor microenvironment is considered one of the main players in cancer development
and progression and may influence the behavior of cancer cells. Periostin (POSTN) is an …

Background: In Sweden, all patients with urinary bladder cancer (UBC) are recorded in the
Swedish National Register for Urinary Bladder Cancer (SNRUBC). The purpose of this study …

Results Among 943 recruited patients, 294 (31.2%) presented with pyuria. Patients with
pyuria were older (71 vs. 68 years, p< 0.05), had higher rates of large (≥ 3 cm) tumors (37 …

The tumor microenvironment can be defined as everything that surrounds tumor cells that
are not the tumor cells themselves and is considered nowadays as one of the main players …

Objective To analyze the frequency of performing bimanual palpation (BP) during
transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) and to identify its predictors. Material …

Second, as the study proved high accuracy in clinical staging of non-muscle-invasive
bladder cancer, conclusions regarding diagnosis of MIBC based only on 25 cases are rather …

Results: Mean follow-up was 118 months (17-182) with OS= 39%, and cancer-specific
survival of 72%. Death at the end of study was: 25% cancer, 3% iatrogenic events and 32 …