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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
TCC of the urinary tract
Transitional cell carcinoma
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC, also urothelial cell carcinoma or UCC) is a type of cancer that typically occurs in the urinary system: the kidney, urinary bladder, and accessory organs. It is the most common type of bladder cancer and cancer of the ureter, urethra, and urachus; it is the second most common type of kidney cancer. TCC arises from the transitional epithelium, a tissue lining the inner surface of these hollow organs. When the term "urothelial" is used, it specifically refers to a carcinoma of the urothelium, meaning a TCC of the urinary system.
TCC of the urinary tract - List of case studies
- Non-invasive papillary urothelial G2 carcinoma
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involving the left bladder wall as well as a mild degree of left hydronephrosis. During his operation a papillary tumor was resected and ... a 5% chance of progression.2-3% of the patients with TCC of the bladder will develop similar disease in the kidneys or ureters. ...
- Elevation of Ca 19-9
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72-year-old female with elevated levels of the tumour marker CA 19-9 but none of the diagnostic tests showed any tumour ... scan, looking for an "occult tumour", such as a TCC of the urinary tract which has been correlated with elevated levels of CA ...