[Morphologic characteristics of the urothelial bladder tumors]

Acta Chir Iugosl. 2007;54(4):101-4. doi: 10.2298/aci0704101r.
[Article in Croatian]

Abstract

Cancer of the urinary bladder is the fourth most common cancer in men and the ninth in women. Approximately 67,000 people (50,000 males and 17,000 females) develop bladder cancer each year in the United States, and 13,750 individuals (9,630 males and 4,120 females) are expected to die from it. In the showing of the morphologic characteristics of the tumors, authors underlining the increasing of the incidence, pathogenesis, premalignant lesions and the risk factors of disease.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*