Renal cell carcinoma occurrence is increasing from time to time and known as one of the most common cancers worldwide. RCC usually found in older age and common acquired risk factors for RCC including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, smoking and long-term use of NSAIDs. As for genetic risk, it is noted that Von Hippel-Lindau gene involved in the pathogenesis of RCC.
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November 2021
This is the first recorded case of urinary tract villous adenoma in Indonesia. A 70-years-old man suffered from a painful left flank mass and jelly like mixed urine. He had undergone percutaneous nephrostomy yielding a jelly like substance, and a previous stone surgery.
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June 2019
Background: Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (ADCCR) is the third most cancer not only in the world but also in Indonesia. There were 623 cases of ADCCR at Dr Hasan Sadikin hospital within 2015-2017. Both KRAS and TP53 mutation are known as genes which involve in carcinogenesis through the same pathway, namely the chromosomal instability pathway.
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January 2017
Background: Most of the cervical cancer patients, including those with cervical adenocarcinomas, come at advanced stage in the developing world so its mortality is high. Radiotherapy is one of the treatment modality for advanced stage cervical adenocarcinomas, but its efficacy depends on several prognostic factors such as the stage, histopathology, presence of organ dysfunction and expression of cellular biology markers mainly involve in cell proliferation such as the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Some research indicates that activation of EGFR in malignancy (including cervical cancer) correlates with aggressive behavior, a poor prognosis and decreasing sensitivity of radiotherapy.
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