title: Clinicopathological features of bladder cancer associated with chronic exposure to arsenic.
abstract: A high incidence of bladder cancer has been documented in an area of chronic arsenic (As) exposure. This study investigates the characteristics of As-associated (n = 49) and other (n = 64) bladder cancers. A higher histological grading was observed for the As-exposed tumours (P = 0.04), but no other difference in pathobiological features or prognosis was found between the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tzai
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001151:Arsenic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000032:analysis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001151:Arsenic; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases