Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature.

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is extremely rare. In this report, a case of non-metastatic small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder treated by systemic chemotherapy followed by adjuvant external radiotherapy, with a brief review of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, pathological features, staging, treatment and prognosis about this neoplasm is reported. A 53 years old man attended with sign and symptoms suggestive of a bladder cancer.

Pure accelerated radiation versus concomitant chemoradiation in selected cases of locally advanced carcinoma cervix: a prospective study.

Objective: This non-randomized study was conducted to assess and compare the response and safety of true accelerated radiation alone to concomitant chemoradiation in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.

Methods: Sixty patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix, FIGO Stages (2009) IB2-IIIB were non-randomized to receive six fractions per week of external beam radiation (EBRT) (will be henceforth referred to as Arm A or Study arm or pure accelerated radiation arm) and five fractions per week of EBRT and chemotherapy with inj cisplatin 40 mg/m(2) i.v.

Posterior mediastinal biphasic synovial sarcoma in a 12 year-old boy: a case report and review of literature.

We report a case of biphasic synovial sarcoma of the mediastinum, a very rare tumor, in a 12-year-old boy with left-sided chest pain of 3 years duration at presentation. Chest X-ray showed left-sided opacity with loss of cardiac silhouette and the mediastinum deviated to the opposite side. Computed tomography (CT) of thorax showed left-sided posterior mediastinal mass with left-sided pleural effusion and pleural thickening.

Proportionate increase in incidence of colorectal cancer at an age below 40 years: an observation.

Aim: Colorectal cancer is particularly a disease affecting individuals above 40 years of age and 90% of cases occur in persons over the age of 50. Genetic and familial factors, viz, HNPCC and FAP, contribute to less than 20% and environmental or acquired factors are the cause of the rest. The aim of this study is to find out the relative proportion of patients < 40 years of age affected by this disease, registered in our institute.