title: [Retrospective analysis of chief complaints of patients with urogenital malignancies over the past decade at the Jikei University Hospital].
abstract: We analyzed the chief complaints of patients with four major urogenital malignancies (renal cancer, renal pelvis and ureter cancer, bladder cancer and prostatic cancer) over the past decade (1990-1999) at the Jikei University Hospital. Over the last 10 years, a high percentage of renal cancers were detected incidentally. By contrast, prostatic cancers were more likely (10.5%) than other cancers to be detected on the basis of symptoms of metastasis. However, since 1995 more prostatic cancers are being detected with prostatic-specific antigen screening at the health checkups. Gross hematuria is the chief complaint of most patients with uroepithelial cancers (cancers of the renal pelvis, ureter and bladder cancer). Additionally, renal pelvis and ureter cancers were diagnosed with screening in a few patients in the past five years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ikemoto
authors.forename: Yukihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyota
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D009098:Multiphasic Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology