Transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a multifocal disease and the whole bladder mucosa is more or less involved in the neoplastic process. A mapping study of 5 cystectomy specimens was performed, and cell proliferation was evaluated immunohistochemically using anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) monoclonal antibody. A correlation between the pathological findings and...

PURPOSE We report our experience with patients with imperative indications for endoscopic treatment for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1983 and 2004 we identified 37 patients with a solitary kidney, bilateral disease or preoperative creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dl who underwent endoscopic treatment for localized upper tract transitional cell carcinoma...

the permian deposits in the stratigraphic section of sangsar (located in the eastern alborz), are the best expose in the semnan area. this sequence consists of the doroud (asselian-sakmarian), ruteh (artinskian-murgabian) and nessen (early djulfian) formations. the dorud formation in the studied section with 56 m thickness consists of conglomerate, sandstone and quartzite, which is disconformit...

In this work, we present the results of a petrographic and geochemical study that involves seven Cenozoic plutons located in NS trending belt western Patagonia, south Chile Triple-Junction to east magmatic arc. Four were studied northern end, three southern part belt. The characteristics (major trace element contents, eNdt, 87Sr/86Sr initial ratios), these are different enough propose further c...

A research team from the University of Stirling and TNS Social Research was commissioned to evaluate the operation and effectiveness of the Transitional Care initiative. The methods employed included the analysis of Transitional Care monitoring data; surveys of prisoners four and seven months following release; in-depth interviews with ex-prisoners in three areas of the country with different d...