Current trends in the incidence of Urological malignancy at a tertiary level hospital in the northern part of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Mashiur Arefin Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Md Abdul Bari Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Md Tafiqul Islam Resident Surgeon, Department of Urology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Md Asaduzzaman Assistant Registrar, Department of Urology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Homayra Tahseen Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Popular Medical College, Dhaka
  • Nurul Islam Chowdhury Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bju.v25i2.68589

Keywords:

Urological malignancy, incidence, Bangladesh

Abstract

The second most common cause of death is malignancy. In clinical practice, genitourinary tumours are commonly encountered. Urological malignancies are raising due to increasing tobacco consumption, air and water pollution (arsenic, nitrate, chlorinated hydrocarbon) by unbalanced development, unhealthy diet, chronic infection, uncontrolled pesticides & fungicides used, food adulteration, using Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid, obesity and longer life expectancy. Over the past few years, advancement of diagnostic imaging, surgical technique, radiotherapy, chemotherapeutics and targeted agents have helped improve treatment outcomes. The incidence of urological malignancies is increasing like other malignancies in Bangladesh, which is poorly addressed. There is generally poor documentation of urological malignancies in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to document the pattern and distribution of urological malignancies in Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh J. Urol. 2022; 25(2): 98-105

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Published

2023-10-10

How to Cite

Arefin, M. M. ., Bari, M. A. ., Islam, M. T. ., Asaduzzaman, M. ., Hossain, H. T. ., & Chowdhury, N. I. (2023). Current trends in the incidence of Urological malignancy at a tertiary level hospital in the northern part of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Urology, 25(2), 98–105. https://doi.org/10.3329/bju.v25i2.68589

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