... radical nephrectomy at our institution. We assessed the clinical (including laboratory measurements) and pathological findings, with the survival rates after surgery. Results: Tumor stage and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were identified as significant independent prognostic factors of progression...

...Giacomo Novara; Vincenzo Ficarra; Najati Alrabi; Orietta Dalpiaz; Guido Martignoni; Antonio Galfano; Stefano Cavalleri; Walter Artibani Objective: To identify the clinical and pathological prognostic factors in a homogeneous series of patients with bladder cancer who had undergone radical...

... a significantly better prognosis compared to others. Furthermore, the patients whose specimens contained a ‘fused gland’ component had significantly poorer survival than those without that component, suggesting that the ‘fused gland’ component is a poor prognostic factor for survival in patients with hormonally...