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To examine the treatment outcomes of men who would have been eligible for active surveillance (AS) but underwent immediate radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). AS protocols are designed to spare the potential morbidity of treatment to patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa).From a prospective RRP database, we evaluated the tumor features and treatment outcomes for men who would have met 1...
Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma is an extremely rare variant of renal cell carcinoma, with only 47 cases reported previously. To our knowledge, this is the first time that contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging reconstructive appearances and characteristics of this tumor have been published. This tumor presented incidentally in a 35-year-old woman with an ectopic pregnancy.
A middle-aged man presented with progressively enlarging ulcer on the tip of penis over a year's duration and sloughing of whole penis subsequently. Examination revealed complete loss of penis and purulent discharge at its base. Biopsy of the base of the penis confirmed penile carcinoma. Imaging studies revealed extensive metastatic lesions. Palliative care was given, but he succumbed later. In this...
To identify prognostic factors for favorable biochemical outcome (prostate-specific antigen [PSA] <0.6 ng/mL) after primary whole gland prostate cryoablation.The charts from 122 cryoablation patients treated at Cleveland Clinic from 2004 through May 2009 were reviewed. Patient age, race, PSA at diagnosis, Gleason score, risk category, prostate gland volume, clinical T stage, number of cores positive,...
To analyze factors that may contribute to local relapse after laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA) of renal tumors. LCA has gained popularity in the treatment of small renal tumors, but local tumor control remains a concern.We analyzed 163 patients who underwent LCA between 2001 and 2008 either at Allegheny General Hospital or Duke University Medical Center, with at least 6 months of follow-up. Demographics,...
To assess the relationship between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing frequency and biochemical failure (bF) and clinical failure (cF).The records of 5616 patients with low-, intermediate-, or high-risk prostate cancer treated (brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy, or surgery) between 1996 and 2007 were reviewed. Factors influencing bF and cF were recorded including age, initial PSA, androgen...
To retrospectively evaluate clinical, tumor, and surgical factors that were potential predictors of postoperative unilateral renal function after laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomy.Sixty-five patients who had undergone partial nephrectomy and had postoperative renal scintigraphy performed were evaluated on the basis of multiple factors as potential predictors of postoperative renal function...
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) of the tunica vaginalis is a rare aggressive tumor with a high predilection for metastatic spread. Because there is no preoperative diagnostic modality available, it has high recurrence and mortality rates, which emphasizes the importance of early preoperative diagnosis for proper and adequate treatment. We describe a case of MM of the tunica vaginalis in a 73-year-old...
Active surveillance is a management plan for localized prostate cancer that offers selective delayed intervention on indication of disease progression, allowing patients to delay or avoid treatment and associated side-effects. Outcomes from centers that promote active surveillance are favorable, with high rates of disease-specific survival. However, there remains a need for prognostic variables or...
To classify bladder tumors according to their genomic imbalances and evaluate their association with patient's outcome.Sixty-three superficially and minimally invasive bladder tumors were analyzed by conventional comparative genomic hybridization. Subtelomeric screening in 15 of these tumors was performed by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification.Losses of 9q and 9p (32% and 25% of all cases,...
To define the rate of positive surgical margins (PSMs) and analyze the outcome of patients with PSMs. The outcome and proper management of patients with positive PSMs during nephron sparing surgery (NSS) are questionable. In this study we define the clinical outcomes of PSMs at NSS and suggest management.Clinical records of 114 renal units who underwent open NSS for a renal mass between May 1995 and...
To investigate the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients with localized upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC) after radical nephroureterectomy.The clinical records of 271 patients with UUT-TCC who underwent radical nephroureterectomy between 1986 and 2006 were reviewed. Patients with pT4 stage, lymph node involvement, or distant metastasis were excluded...
To test the hypothesis that men with prostate cancer (PCA) and preoperative disease features considered favorable for focal treatment would be accurately characterized with transrectal biopsy and prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by performing a retrospective analysis of a selected cohort of such patients treated with radical prostatectomy (RP).A total of 202 patients with PCA who had preoperative...
To validate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as an accurate and objective method to measure carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) expression in RCC tissue specimens and to also investigate the diagnostic and prognostic utility of serum CAIX levels. Recent studies found protein levels of CAIX, quantified using immunohistochemistry, correlated with clinical outcomes and therapeutic response to immunotherapy...
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