Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder. 15-year retrospective analysis.

Objectives: Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are cancers found in the bronchopulmonary tract, where they were first described in 1926. The tumors are associated with poor prognosis due to their high metastatic potency even after radical treatments associated with other neo- or adjuvant therapies. NET of the urinary bladder is a rare tumor and accounts for 0.

Polymorphic deletions of the GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes and susceptibility to bladder cancer.

Unlabelled: What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Bladder cancer susceptibility may be determined by genetic differences in the activity of glutathione S-transferases, enzymes that regulate the conversion of exogenous carcinogens to excretable hydrophilic metabolites by glutathione conjugation. The discrepancy of results regarding the association of common genetic polymorphisms and complex diseases such as cancer has raised scepticism in this area of research. Although the evidence generally supports the implication of GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms in bladder cancer, there is still some debate, with some studies in favour and some against.

Tumor inside an inguinoscrotal bladder hernia.

Objective: To describe two cases of urothelial tumors in inguinoscrotal bladder hernias and comment on the low incidence of this condition.

Methods: Two patients were diagnosed and treated by partial cystectomy and hernia repair.

Results: The clinical outcome of both patients was good at two and three years, respectively, and neither patient experienced hernia or tumor recurrence.

Penile foreign bodies.

Objective: To describe 8 cases of penile foreign bodies.

Methods/results: We provide an essentially visual overview of various objects or foreign bodies affecting the penis.

Conclusions: The presence of penile foreign bodies is rarely due to an accident.