The transitional zone gets its name because it contains transitional cells which are also found in the bladder.
之所以被称为移行区,是因为这里有移行细胞;移行细胞也出现在膀胱。
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These tumors are made of transitional cells which can usually be found in the lining of the bladder.
这类肿瘤是由移行细胞癌化而来的,通常存在于膀胱内壁。
Osmosis-生殖
Finally there are transitional cell tumors which are also called Brenner tumors, named after the german pathologist, Fritz Brenner who first discovered them.
These typically arise from other cell types in the prostate, for example, transitional cell carcinoma arises from cells in the transitional zone, and small cell prostate cancer arises from neuroendocrine cells.
Serous and mucinous tumors arise from epithelial cells that line the outside of ovaries, whereas even though the tumors are found in the epithelium, the endometrioid and transitional cell tumors arise from other cell types.
Transitional epithelium is a type of tissue consisting of multiple layers of epithelial cells which can contract and expand. It is so named because of this function in the transition of degree of distension. This tissue structure type is found in urothelium, including that of the urinary bladder, the ureters, and the superior urethra and gland ducts of the prostate.