Effect of Smoking on Prognostic Factors of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Urology Journal,
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2004),
11 June 2009
,
Page 250-252
https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v1i4.293
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of smoking on the clinical characteristics and growth trend of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder.
Materials and Methods: In a retrospective case-control study from February 2000 to March 2003, patients with TCC of bladder, referred to our clinic, were selected and divided into high-grade and low-grade groups. Groups were matched for other known risk factors and the effect of smoking on size, number, and presenting grade of TCC in each group was evaluated.
Results: A total of 185 patients, with a mean age of 65.1 ± 14.0 year, were included in this study, of whom 3
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