... Evaluation and Treatment Doctors usually assess the presence and degree of swelling by pressing on the person's shins If the skin retains the impression ofthe doctor's finger, extra fluid is present The ... person's symptoms andthe doctor's physical examination suggest whether the kidneys, liver, or heart is the cause, but doctors also obtain a urinalysis and blood tests of liver andkidney function ... are most severe at the opening ofthe urethra, urethritis may be the cause In men with a penile discharge, urethritis is often the cause If burning affects mainly the vagina andthe woman has a...
... patients with other CNS cancer, the spine was the most common primary site (53.9% of total), followed by the brain (41.3% of total) and other (4.8% of total) Other CNS cancers in the brain (malignant ... patients in the United States: a study ofthe Brain Tumor Section ofthe AANS andthe CNS andthe Commission on Cancerofthe ACS Clin Neurosurg 1990;36:347-52 This work was supported by NCI contract ... show the distinct difference between the two types ofcancer even though they both affect the central nervous system; therefore, brain cancerand other CNS cancer were analyzed separately For the...
... ratio of 2:1 The most common sites of occurrence are the pancreas and lung, but it can also occur in other tissues and organs including the common bile duct, salivary glands, kidney, prostate and ... NH reviewed the report KN drafted the report and cared for the patient All authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no ... copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Authors’ contributions GN drafted the report TY, YK, RK, KZ, MT, SA and TT cared for the patient YY and...
... Summary of Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Diseased kidneys shrink for years after the initiation of dialysis, but enlarge thereafter due to the development of acquired ... Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Complications of Long-Term Dialysis Isao Ishikawa Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Complications of Long-Term ... number of small cysts can be seen Above Acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Below A mass and a hematoma are suspected in the right kidney Fig Resected kidneyThe world’s first clinical case of acquired...
... Disease oftheKidney Complications of Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidney While the incidence of ACDK is high, there is no clinical problem unless there are any ofthe first four ofthe following ... microscopy ofthe cyst wall The cyst epithelium has a brush border and shows the characteristics ofthe proximal tubules Figure 11 shows a cross section of a kidney with ACDK Most ofthe renal ... Duration of dialysis andthe prevalence of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Fig 10 Relationship between autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and acquired cystic disease ofthe kidney...
... kidney (above) with the decline in the function ofthe graft kidney Since the period of chronic renal failure was short (below), fewer cysts developed in the graft kidney than in the native kidney ... (SELDI-TOFMS) and ProteinChips These findings are being analyzed (Fig 30) Table Hypotheses ofthe pathogenic mechanisms of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Epithelial hyperplasia theory due ... follow-up of acquired cystic disease ofthekidneyThe graphs show the frequencies ofthe grades of cysts during the follow-up Severe grade-4 cystic changes were observed in many ofthe male patients...
... between and 15 years after the initiation of dialysis The incidence of renal cell carcinoma increased with the duration of dialysis (Fig 44) According to the results ofthe survey in 2004, the duration ... Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma expected to have renal cell carcinoma According to the data of Hughson et al [75], atypical cysts were found in 30%, and adenoma in 14%, ofthe kidneys ... caused by the level of interest ofthe attending physicians in renal cell carcinoma of dialysis patients, and whether or not they performed screening, rather than by regional differences in the incidence...
... (hypermethylation of its CpG island) may be acting as a tumor suppressor gene [123] In the epithelium of atypical cysts, the HGF and c-met of its receptors were intensely stained, andthe staining of Bcl-2 ... are related to the growth, differentiation, and apoptosis of cells, andthe concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were high in the cyst fluid of acquired cystic ... 57 10.3 Hypotheses ofthe Pathogenic Mechanisms of Renal Cysts and Renal Cell Carcinoma I have developed the following hypotheses concerning the pathogenic mechanisms of renal cysts and renal cell...
... Note the yellow color ofthe surface ofthe resected kidney After renal transplantation, few cysts in the right kidney persisted, but those in the left kidney mostly disappeared except in the ... a short history of dialysis (Figs 85 and 86) The renal parenchyma appeared to be thickened in the area ofthe left kidney, as indicated by the arrow However, it was rare that the renal parenchyma ... Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Case 11 A 28-year-old man with chronic glomerulonephritis and with a history of dialysis of years and months This was an early case of clear cell...
... in the hilum ofthe kidney, and part of it protruded into the renal pelvis (blue arrow) Although not diagnosed by imaging techniques, there was another renal cell carcinoma of mm in diameter, and ... carcinoma and 86 Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Fig 121 Case 25 A 64-year-old woman with ADPKD and with a history of dialysis of 12 years and months This is a case of ... oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Fig 113 Case 21 A 47-year-old man with chronic glomerulonephritis and with a history of dialysis of 10 years and months This patient died from gastric cancer, ...
... during the past 24 years, andthe results of our studies on the etiology ofthe disease The history of this research is summarized in Table 17 Figure 141 is a photograph taken at the residence of ... Took of ce as a professor in the Department of Nephrology, Kanazawa Medical University, and as a professor at the Medical Research Institute September 1994: Took of ce as the chief professor in the ... permission of Oxford University Press) 96 Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Fig 140 Case 34 HE stain, ×100 was observed near the hilum ofthe left kidney, and slight...
... cell carcinoma ofthe native kidney after renal transplantation A case report and review ofthe literature Nephron 58:354–358 53 Ishikawa I (1992) Acquired cysts and neoplasms ofthe kidneys in renal ... Ishikawa I (2005) Kidney volume and development of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney in diabetic nephropathy after the start of hemodialysis (in Japanese with English abstract) J Kanazawa ... Soc Dial Ther 37:1605–1615 87 Stewart JH, Buccianti G, Agodoa L, Gellert R, McCredie MR, Lowenfels AB, Disney AP, Wolfe RA, Boyle P, Maisonneuve P (2003) Cancers ofthekidneyandurinary tract...
... most often affect the bones that have the greatest blood supply These include the ends ofthe arms and legs (nearest the torso), the pelvis, the ribs, andthe spine When lung cancer spreads to ... column The mission ofThe Bone andCancer Foundation is to: • Provide information to cancer patients and family member on the causes and current treatment ofcancer that involves the bone • Provide ... Provide information and serve as a resource for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals regarding the management ofcancer that spreads to the bone The Bone andCancer Foundation 120...
... that the expression of MMP-26 specifically fluctuates during the menstrual cycle The detection of high levels in the middle ofthe cycle and in hyperplastic endometrium, and, on the other hand, ... demonstrated that the immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 typically changes during the menstrual cycle During the proliferation stage ofthe cycle the expression is high and then during the secretion ... endonucleases These enzymes then, under presence of Ca and Mg, degrade DNA to numerous oligonucleosomal fragments and cause disintegration of cell nucleus and destruction ofthe cell Subsequently, the...
... evaluate the goodness -of- fit ofthe hypothesized measurement model for responses to the subscales ofthe KDCS and SF-36 instruments when analyzed together; and given acceptable goodnessof-fit in ... (b) the intercepts ofthe measured subscales (scalar invariance); (c) the variances and covariance ofthe KDCS and SF-36 factors; (d) the unique error variances ofthe measured subscales; and ... criteria to judge the goodness -of- fit ofthe hypothesized two-factor CFA model As measures of absolute fit, we examined the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) andthe standardized root...
... that the expression of MMP-26 specifically fluctuates during the menstrual cycle The detection of high levels in the middle ofthe cycle and in hyperplastic endometrium, and, on the other hand, ... demonstrated that the immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 typically changes during the menstrual cycle During the proliferation stage ofthe cycle the expression is high and then during the secretion ... endonucleases These enzymes then, under presence of Ca and Mg, degrade DNA to numerous oligonucleosomal fragments and cause disintegration of cell nucleus and destruction ofthe cell Subsequently, the...
... probable that the association of granulosa cell tumor andthe use of tamoxifen for breast cancer is just a random observation and there is no relationship between them As mentioned earlier, the granulosa ... responsible for the conception and design for the manuscript, the clinical work, the search for the literature, andthe editing work MK helped in the clinical work as well as the literature review ... increase the risk of granulosa cell tumor ofthe ovary Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy ofthe written...
... cases (2 cases ofcancerofthe gum, case of tongue cancer, and case of maxillary sinus cancer) was SCC (fig 2) The median interval after the RT to the development ofthe second cancer was 13.9 ... the interval from the time of RT to the diagnosis ofthe second HNC, andthe clinical course ofthe second cancer We calculated the expected numbers of second cancers by using the person-years ... Two ofthe patients (1 with gum cancerand with maxillary sinus cancer) died ofthe second cancerThe remaining patients are still living at the time of writing, with neither recurrence of the...
... attention to the pathological aspects, and acquired the histological images for illustration EPMW conceived of this study and supervised the drafting and overall structure ofthe manuscript All the authors ... conceived the idea ofthe study, helped to draft the manuscript and helped to acquire the CT images JP helped to draft the manuscript and with the literature search KH helped to draft the manuscript, ... (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) ofthe thorax andthe abdomen MRI ofthekidney revealed a large 13 cm, right encapsulated, lower-aspect renal mass with tumour thrombus extending into the right...
... Krejci and colleagues confirm that the unrestricted use of even ‘low-dose’ AVP may result in ‘overconstriction’, in particular in the hepato-splanchnic region andthekidney Furthermore, the authors’ ... infusion The study by Krejci and colleagues therefore raises the question of whether AVP compares favorably with catecholamines In a complementary investigation the same group compared the regional ... activation ofthe inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase) probably did not assume major importance Finally, as the authors themselves acknowledge, although labelled ‘low dose’, the infusion...