Investigations of urinary cadmium content in patients with urinary bladder carcinoma

Int Urol Nephrol. 1998;30(2):137-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02550567.

Abstract

In the present paper authors investigated urinary cadmium content in 10 patients with urinary bladder carcinoma using atomic spectrometry. It was found that in 60% of these patients it was increased. These results might indicate an involvement of cadmium in carcinogenesis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cadmium / urine*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / urine*

Substances

  • Cadmium