UPDATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER 2012

Update on the management of invasive bladder cancer 2012

Hans Goethuys,1 Hein Van Poppel1,21Department of Urology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; 2Department of Urology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumAbstract: Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is a deadly disease for which a number of new approaches have become available to improve prognosis.A recent review emphasized the importance of

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Porokeratosis of mibelli of upper lip extending into oral mucosa

Porokeratosis is a rare specific disorder of keratinization with distinct clinical and histopathological features with rare malignant degeneration.Clinically, it is characterized by papular lesions or annular plaques with central atrophy and peripheral keratotic ridge and histologically with the presence of cornoid lamellae.It mainly presents on th

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Enhancing urinary tract infection diagnosis for negative culture patients with metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)

BackgroundMetagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is a promising technology that allows unbiased pathogen fsu headband detection and is increasingly being used for clinical diagnoses.However, its application in urinary tract infection (UTI) is still scarce.MethodsThe medical records of 33 patients with suspected UTI who were admitted to the S

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