Table 2.
Histopathological characteristics of bladder cancer cases (squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and urothelial cell carcinoma (UC)) in Egyptian men and women.
| Variable | Males | Females | p value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCC (N=574) | UC (N=1201) | SCC (N=210) | UC (N=201) | ||
| Referred slide | 28 (4.9) | 66 (5.5) | 9 (4.3) | 14 (7.0) | |
| Biopsy | 292 (51.1) | 786 (65.9) | 83 (40.4) | 140 (69.6) | UC 0.4 |
| Cystectomy | 251 (44.0) | 340 (28.5) | 114 (54.8) | 47 (23.4) | SCC 0.01 |
| Radical | 223 (95.3) | 268 (94.0) | 49 (51.1) | 21 (52.5) | |
| Simple | 7 (3.0) | 7 (2.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 | |
| Partial | 4 (1.7) | 9 (3.2) | 7 (7.3) | 0 | SCC < 0.0001 |
| Pelvic excision2 | 0 | 0 | 39 (40.6) | 19 (47.5) | UC < 0.0001 |
| Grade | |||||
| 1 | 84 (15.0) | 55 (4.8) | 31 (15.2) | 7 (3.7) | SCC 0.07 |
| 2 | 353 (62.9) | 527 (46.2) | 143 (70.1) | 89 (47.1) | UC 0.8 |
| 3 | 124 (22.1) | 558 (49.0) | 30 (14.7) | 93 (49.2) | |
| Stage | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 38 (6.7) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (7.6) | |
| I | 41 (12.8) | 195 (34.3) | 15 (11.6) | 28 (35.4) | |
| IIa | 22 (6.9) | 19 (3.3) | 8 (6.2) | 4 (5.0) | SCC 0.6 |
| b | 82 (25.7) | 72 (12.6) | 29 (22.5) | 10 (12.7) | UC 0.6 |
| IIIa | 33 (10.3) | 54 (9.5) | 12 (9.3) | 4 (5.0) | |
| b | 115 (36.0) | 144 (25.3) | 54 (41.8) | 22 (27.8) | |
| IVa | 26 (8.1) | 44 (7.7) | 10 (7.7) | 5 (6.3) | |
| b | 0 | 3 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | |
| Presence of SH3 ova | |||||
| No | 129 (26.8) | 355 (40.7) | 73 (46.5) | 72 (58.1) | SCC < 0.0001 |
| Yes | 353 (73.2) | 518 (59.3) | 84 (53.5) | 52 (41.9) | UC < 0.0001 |
| Cystitis | |||||
| No | 11 (6.7) | 9 (2.8) | 3 (4.7) | 0 | SCC 0.5 |
| Yes | 152 (93.3) | 315 (97.2) | 61 (95.3) | 55 (100) | UC 0.2 |
| Ulceration | |||||
| No | 14 (11.2) | 8 (3.3) | 7 (15.6) | 2 (2.7) | SCC 0.4 |
| Yes | 111 (88.8) | 232 (96.7) | 38 (84.4) | 36 (97.3) | UC 0.8 |
1Comparison of p value between males and females was done using χ2; 2pelvic lymphadenectomy; 3Schistosoma haematobium.