Primary osteosarcoma of the urinary bladder treated with external radiotherapy in a patient with a history of transitional cell carcinoma: a case report.

Introduction: Primary osteosarcoma is one of the rare tumors affecting the urinary bladder. The occurrence of osteosarcoma in a patient with a long history of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is even more uncommon.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 74-year-old Greek man who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma 10 years after he had been diagnosed with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder from which he had been free from recurrences for the past three years.

The clinical significance of aortic compliance and its assessment with magnetic resonance imaging.

The biophysical properties of the aortic wall seems to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, aneurysm formation, Marfan's syndrome, and in normal aging. The presence and the proportion of smooth muscle, collagen, and elastin proteins contribute to the compliance of the vessel wall with the latter being the most extensible component. However, elastin fibers fracture at low stresses contributing to a decrease of the aortic compliance and consequently to an elevation of the pulse pressure, which is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease.