Which urine marker test provides more diagnostic value in conjunction with standard cytology- ImmunoCyt/uCyt plus or Cytokeratin 20 expression


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Soyuer I., Sofikerim M., Tokat F., Soyuer S., ÖZTÜRK F.

DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY, vol.4, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1746-1596-4-20
  • Journal Name: DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Because of the poor sensitivity of urinary cytological findings for the diagnosis of especially low grade urinary bladder carcinoma, new molecular diagnostic methods have been proposed. We decided to verify the ImmunoCyt/uCyt+ (UCyt+(TM)) test and cytology combination and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) and cytology combination in urine as possible diagnostic and monitoring tool for bladder cancer.