desmoplastic small round cell tumor (dscrt) is a rare variant of sarcoma with a highly aggressive behavior. it usually affects abdominal cavity and has a male predominance. its correct diagnosis and treatment is sophisticated and requires an experienced multidisciplinary team. hereby we present a 25 yrold man from kerman province in 2013 with abdominal mass and ascites who underwent sonograghy ...

One of the actual problems oncology is early diagnosis breast cancer. However, there are some difficulties not only in diagnostic but also verification lesions. Image-guided cor-biopsy nowadays became gold standard for non-palpable The main issue to choose method visualization. According up-to-date recommendations, no universal with all requirements (high visualization quality, convenience, and...

INTRODUCTION To compare, in the same cohort of men, the detection of clinically significant disease in standard (STD) cores versus multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) targeted (TAR) cores. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted on 129 biopsy naïve men with clinical suspicion of prostate cancer. These patients underwent prebiopsy mpMRI with STD systematic biopsie...

A systematic review to identify risk factors for prostate biopsy-related infection, preventative strategies, and optimal management of infectious complications was conducted. Significant risk factors for postbiopsy infection include urogenital infection, antibiotic use, international travel, hospital exposure, bacteriuria, previous transrectal biopsy, and resistance of fecal flora to antibiotic...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of prostate cancer (PCa) after a negative first extended prostate needle biopsy protocol is unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of significant PCa in patients who have had a negative first extended prostate biopsy protocol. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Between March 2001 and May 2007, 2500 consecutive patients underwent an extended protocol of 21 biopsie...

Transrectal biopsies under 2D ultrasound (US) control are the current clinical standard for prostate cancer diagnosis. The isoechogenic nature of prostate carcinoma makes it necessary to sample the gland systematically, resulting in a low sensitivity. Also, it is difficult for the clinician to follow the sampling protocol accurately under 2D US control and the exact anatomical location of the b...