Publications by authors named "Ken-Ichiro Sekii"
[Bladder preservation using chemoradiation therapy for locally invasive bladder cancer].
Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi
January 2011
Article Synopsis
- * A total of 32 patients (mostly older men) underwent a bladder-sparing protocol, with an 84.4% success rate in preserving the bladder post-treatment and a cancer-specific survival rate of 66.9% after five years.
- * The researchers found a significant correlation between the presence of Bcl-x protein and lower cancer-specific survival rates, indicating its potential role as a prognostic marker in treatment outcomes.
A 60-year-old male, who had been maintained on hemodialysis for 4 years, visited our hospital to receive living renal transplantation. He complained of macrohematuria, and preoperative examination showed elevation of psostate specific antigen (PSA). Cystoscopy revealed papillary tumors on the right lateral bladder wall.
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