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Comparison of cytokeratin 20 RNA and angiogenin in voided urine samples as diagnostic tools for bladder carcinoma.

Clinical biochemistry • 2004
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Authors Sanaa Eissa, Gamal Kenawy, Menha Swellam, Amal Abou El-Fadle, Abdullah Ahmed Abd El-Aal, Omar El-Ahmady
Keywords Not Available
Journal Clinical biochemistry
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 37
Issue 9
Pages 803-810
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
We evaluated the diagnostic efficacy of urinary angiogenin (ANG) and
cytokeratin 20 (CK-20) mRNA in comparison with voided urine cytology in the detection of
bladder cancer patients. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:: A total of 97 Egyptian patients
provided a single voided urine sample for ANG, CK-20 and cytology before cystoscopy. Of
the 97 cases, 63 were histologically diagnosed as bladder cancer; 33 with transitional cell
carcinoma (TCC) and 30 with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC),