Urothelial carcinoma is also called transitional cell carcinoma ... for 9 out of 10 bladder cancer cases. It can also be kidney cancer. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Most urothelial ...

UCs originate in the urothelial cells that line the bladder ... transitional because they can vary in shape and stretch, and UC is thus also sometimes referred to as transitional cell cancer.

Advanced transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder is the most common cancer of the urinary tract, with a high mortality rate. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has demonstrated prolonged survival of ...