Publications by authors named "Carlos Olivier Gomez"
Article Synopsis
- Bladder carcinoma often leads to high morbidity and mortality due to its tendency to recur and progress, highlighting the need to understand the tumor microenvironment's role in cancer development and treatment responses.
- The study involved collecting blood and urothelial tissue samples from 41 bladder cancer patients to analyze immune cell populations using flow cytometry, focusing on different grades of cancer.
- Results showed variations in immune cell types and activation markers between tumor and blood samples, suggesting that understanding these immune responses could help improve treatment strategies and patient monitoring in bladder cancer cases.
Background: Urothelial cells exhibit increased expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor, which is the binding site of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 to cells. The frequency and distribution of genitourinary tract symptoms in patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unknown.
Objective: We explored trends in genitourinary tract symptoms by gender and each of six pandemic waves in patients admitted for COVID-19, and related them with severity, death and length of hospitalization.
Bladder cancer is the second most frequent malignancy of the urinary tract after prostate cancer. Current diagnostic techniques, such as cystoscopy and biopsies are highly invasive and accompanied of undesirable side effects. Moreover, there are no suitable biomarkers for relapse or progression prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBladder diverticula are herniations of the mucosa through the fibers of the bladder muscle connected by necks of variable amplitude. They are often asymptomatic, although they may lead to complications that require a surgical therapeutic approach. We report the case of a patient with bilateral obstructive uropathy secondary to a giant periureteral diverticulum that was treated by diverticulectomy and reimplantation of the left ureter in the bladder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the correlation between circulating tumor cell (CTC) levels and clinicopathologic parameters (prostate-specific antigen level, Gleason score, and TNM stage) in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (PCa) and to establish its prognostic value in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).
Materials And Methods: A prospective, 3-arm study was performed that included 30 patients with localized PCa; 30 patients with metastatic PCa, and 30 healthy volunteers. A single 7.