Prostatic stromal tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) is a rare neoplasm with distinctive clinical and pathological characteristics. Here we report a case of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy performed in a patient with prostatic STUMP.

INTRODUCTION The clinical management of Smooth Muscle Tumours of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMPs) remains controversial because little is known about the natural history of these tumours and pathological classifications do not correlate well with clinical outcomes and therefore cannot direct management. The objective of this study was to review a single institution's experience with STUMP...

OBJECTIVE To document the umbilical cord separation time and factors which may influence this among a cohort of infants. DESIGN Descriptive cross sectional study. SETTING Well Baby/Immunisation clinic in University of Benin teaching hospital, Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Four hundread and ninety seven consecutive mothers with their healthy infants were documented for age, pari...

bile duct ligation (bdl) is shown to induce cholestasis-related liver function impairments as well as consequent cognitive dysfunctions (i.e. impaired learning and memory formation). this study investigates the effects of cholestasis (14, 21 and 28 days post bile duct ligation) on spatial and non-spatial novelty detection, using a non-associative task. male mice weighing 30-35 g were used. chol...

Uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) is a rare belonging to group that possess both benign and features, complicating the diagnosis. STUMP uterine with paucity literature available regarding management subsequent potential. A 22-year-old unmarried lady presented as fibroids 24 weeks size uterus. There was one intramural another subserosal mass which revealed in h...

s of South West Vascular Surgeons Meeting held at St. Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, 14 February 1992 PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM CAUSING CLAUDICATION. W. G. Prout. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a heritable disorder of elastic fibre leading to characteristic skin changes, angioid occular streaking and cardio-vascular problems. A 34 year old man presenting with int...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to measure the efficacy of a single 60 min application of capsaicin 8% patch in reducing chronic amputation stump and phantom limb pain, associated hypersensitivity with quantitative sensory testing, and changes in brain cortical maps using functional MRI (fMRI) scans. METHODS A capsaicin 8% patch (Qutenza) treatment study was conducted on 14 patients with si...

The Sauvé–Kapandji procedure is an established treatment option for distal radioulnar joint dysfunction. We retrospectively analysed 36 patients following between 1997 and 2013. Fifteen were available a follow-up after mean of 13 years (range 6 to 23). Six needed revision surgery because ulnar stump instability. Radiographs sonography performed quantify the instability proximal stump. These sho...