title: Bladder carcinoma producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: A patient presented with grade 3 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder showing a marked increase in granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). G-CSF was identified in the carcinoma by immunohistochemical procedures. The serum and urinary levels of G-CSF were persistently elevated during his clinical course. These results suggest that the carcinoma produced G-CSF and was responsible for its high levels in serum and urine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sakauchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor