Lack of prognostic value of nucleolar organizer region enumeration in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
Enumeration of silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions is of limited use in grading transitional cell tumors of the bladder. We attempted in this article to establish whether or not such a technique would be helpful in predicting the prognosis of such tumors within rather than between grades. In the study population of 11 high-grade transitional cell carcinomas of the bladder, no correlation was found between clinical outcome and mean nucleolar organizer region count.
Department of Histopathology, East Birmingham (England) Hospital.
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D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012834:Silver; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D012834:Silver