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Indole-3-acetonitrile obtained from cabbage has been found to inhibit growth of Pyrausta nubilalis (Hbn.), Galleria mellonella (L.), and Penicillium chrysogenum.
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Regan SM, Beck SD, Bihrle R, Foster RS. Role of routine stentograms following urinary diversion in modern practice. Can J Urol 2009; 16:4660-4663. [PMID: 19497174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the usefulness of routine stentograms in patient management following urinary diversion. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of all patients undergoing urinary diversion from February 2004 to February 2007 was performed. Three hundred twenty-six patients were identified. One hundred fifty patients were excluded: 101 patients had no stentogram and 49 patients had incomplete records or follow up. RESULTS Of the 176 patients, ureteral anastamosic leak was detected in three of 344 ureters (0.9%). The ureteral stents were left in situ until the leaks resolved. None of the three developed a ureteral stricture. Ten (3.0%) ureters had delayed drainage and the stents were removed as scheduled. One patient developed hydronephrosis from a retained portion of the ureteral stent. The 328 ureters (95.4%) with normal stentograms were followed for 30 weeks (3-144). Four ureters (1.25%) developed distal ureteral strictures and one patient developed a ureteral tumor recurrence. No patient developed a poststentogram complication. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of a ureteral enteric anastamotic leak detected by stentogram is less than 1%-2%. Routine stentograms do not appear necessary in stable patients without clinical signs of a urine leak and thus are now only seldom performed at our institution.
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- Stanton M Regan
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5289, USA
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Cheng L, Zhang S, Wang M, Davidson DD, Morton MJ, Huang J, Zheng S, Jones TD, Beck SD, Foster RS. Molecular genetic evidence supporting the neoplastic nature of stromal cells in 'fibrosis' after chemotherapy for testicular germ cell tumours. J Pathol 2007; 213:65-71. [PMID: 17634958 DOI: 10.1002/path.2202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A residual retroperitoneal mass containing only fibrosis and necrosis is present in 40-52% of patients with advanced testicular germ cell tumours after chemotherapy. The biological nature and genetic characteristics of the stromal cells in these residual masses have not been adequately investigated. Laser-microdissected stromal cells from 27 patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection after chemotherapy for metastatic testicular germ cell tumour were analysed. Allelic loss in the stromal cells of fibrosis was present at one or more of the ten microsatellite DNA loci examined in 23 (85%) of the cases. Chromosome arm 12p anomalies, the hallmark of germ cell neoplasia, were present in nine (33%) cases. The high frequency of allelic losses and chromosome arm 12p anomalies in the stromal cells from residual retroperitoneal fibrous masses after chemotherapy for testicular germ cell tumours suggests that the stromal cells are derived from the same tumour progenitor cells as the pre-existing metastatic germ cell tumour.
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- L Cheng
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Cheng L, Zhang S, MacLennan GT, Poulos CK, Sung MT, Beck SD, Foster RS. Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of chromosome 12p abnormalities is useful for distinguishing epidermoid cysts of the testis from pure mature teratoma. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:5668-72. [PMID: 17020968 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-0976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The distinction of epidermoid cyst of the testis from teratoma is of critical importance because the former is benign and the latter is a malignant tumor that may have associated metastasis of either teratomatous or non-teratomatous germ cell tumor types. Chromosome 12p abnormalities are seen in the vast majority of testicular germ cell tumors of adults and are present in all histologic subtypes. In this study, we investigated the clinical utility of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis of chromosome 12p abnormalities for distinguishing epidermoid cysts of the testis from pure mature teratoma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Sixteen testicular epidermoid cysts and 17 testicular teratomas were investigated for isochromosome 12p [i(12p)] and 12p overrepresentation using interphase FISH analysis. RESULTS Neither i(12p) nor 12p overrepresentation were observed in 16 epidermoid cyst cases, whereas i(12p) was detected in 76% of teratomas and 12p overrepresentation was identified in 29% of teratomas. Overall, 88% of testicular teratomas had chromosome 12p abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS FISH identification of i(12p) and/or 12p overrepresentation in routinely processed surgical specimens is a useful ancillary diagnostic tool in distinguishing testicular epidermoid cysts from teratoma.
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- Liang Cheng
- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 350 West 11th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Stephen D. Beck
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Jones TD, Wang M, Sung MT, Zhang S, Ulbright TM, Eble JN, Beck SD, Foster RS, Anagnostou JJ, Conner C, Cheng L. Clonal Origin of Metastatic Testicular Teratomas. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:5377-83. [PMID: 16982812 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-0444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Testicular teratomas in adult patients are histologically diverse tumors that frequently coexist with other germ cell tumor (GCT) components. These mixed GCTs often metastasize to retroperitoneal lymph nodes where multiple GCT elements are frequently present in the same metastatic lesion. Neither the genetic relationships among the different components in metastatic lesions nor the relationships between primary and metastatic GCT components have been elucidated. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We examined metastases from 31 patients who underwent primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic testicular GCT. All patients had metastatic mature teratoma with one or more other GCT components. This study included a total of 72 metastatic GCT components and 16 primary GCT components from 31 patients. Genomic DNA samples from each component were prepared from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections using laser-assisted microdissection. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) assays for seven microsatellite polymorphic markers on chromosomes 1p36 (D1S1646), 9p21 (D9S171 and IFNA), 9q21 (D9S303), 13q22-q31 (D13S317), 18q22 (D18S543), and 18q21 (D18S60) were done to assess clonality. RESULTS Twenty-nine of 31 (94%) cases showed allelic loss in one or more components of the metastatic GCTs. Twenty-nine of 31 mature teratomas showed allelic loss in at least one of seven microsatellite polymorphic markers analyzed. The frequency of allelic loss in informative cases of metastatic mature teratoma was 27% (8 of 30) with D1S1646, 34% (10 of 29) with D9S171, 37% (10 of 27) with IFNA, 27% (8 of 30) with D9S303, 46% (13 of 28) with D13S317, 26% (7 of 27) with D18S543, and 36% (10 of 28) with D18S60. Completely concordant allelic loss patterns between the mature teratoma and all of the other metastatic GCT components were seen in 26 of 29 cases in which the mature teratoma component showed LOH. Nearly identical allelic loss patterns were seen in the three remaining cases. In six cases analyzed, LOH patterns of each metastatic component were compared with each GCT component of the primary testicular tumor. In all six cases, each primary and metastatic component showed an identical pattern of allelic loss. CONCLUSION Our data support the common clonal origin of metastatic mature teratomas with other components of metastatic testicular GCTs and with each component of the primary tumor.
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- Timothy D Jones
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA, and Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sung MT, Jones TD, Beck SD, Foster RS, Cheng L. OCT4 is superior to CD30 in the diagnosis of metastatic embryonal carcinomas after chemotherapy. Hum Pathol 2006; 37:662-7. [PMID: 16733205 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2005] [Revised: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Correctly diagnosing a metastatic germ cell tumor after chemotherapy may be challenging because of the diverse morphological manifestations of postchemotherapy tumors. Both OCT4 and CD30 are sensitive markers for the identification of primary embryonal carcinomas; however, loss of expression of CD30 (65%) has been reported in metastatic embryonal carcinomas after chemotherapy. The present study was conducted to evaluate the expression patterns of OCT4 and CD30 in postchemotherapy metastatic embryonal carcinomas and to compare their utility as diagnostic tools. Twenty-five cases of metastatic embryonal carcinoma after chemotherapy were immunohistochemically analyzed for CD30, OCT4, and cytokeratin AE1/AE3 expression. The staining intensities and the percentages of positively staining tumor cells were recorded. Nineteen (76%) of 25 cases revealed diffuse, moderate to strong nuclear OCT4 staining in postchemotherapy embryonal carcinomas. Among these 19 OCT4-positive cases, 8 also revealed diffuse and moderate to strong membranous CD30 staining. Seven of these OCT4-positive cases retained focal and weak CD30 expression. The remaining 4 OCT4-positive cases demonstrated a complete loss of CD30 expression. The 19 OCT4-positive cases showed a positive but variable cytokeratin AE1/AE3 expression pattern. Six (24%) of 25 cases were negative for both CD30 and OCT4 but demonstrated diffuse and strong cytokeratin AE1/AE3 staining. OCT4 is a useful diagnostic marker to identify metastatic embryonal carcinomas after chemotherapy, with a better sensitivity than CD30.
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- Ming-Tse Sung
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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PURPOSE In this retrospective review we characterize the outcomes of patients treated for transitional cell carcinoma in a bladder diverticulum. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1986 and 2001, 39 patients were treated for tumors in a bladder diverticulum. All patients underwent initial transurethral resection of the tumor. Based on cystoscopic evaluation, bimanual examination and computerized tomography findings, tumors were classified as superficial (Ta, Tis), superficially invasive confined to diverticulum (T1) or extra diverticular (T3+). Patients with superficial or superficially invasive disease were treated either conservatively with repeat transurethral resection, or with partial or radical cystectomy. Patients with extra diverticular extension were treated with partial or radical cystectomy when amenable to surgical extirpation. Predictors of outcome were assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses. End point was overall and disease-specific survival. RESULTS Of our cohort of 39 patients 13 (33%) presented with superficial disease, 13 (33%) with superficially invasive tumors and 13 (33%) with invasive (extra diverticular) disease. Actuarial 5-year disease specific survival for the cohort was 72 +/- 5.4%. Significant differences in 5-year disease specific survival were observed among patients presenting with superficial tumors (83 +/- 9%), superficially invasive tumors (67 +/- 7%) and extra diverticular disease (45 +/- 14%). Of the patients presenting with T1 tumors the primary mode of treatment did not correlate with outcome. In a multivariate model clinical staging was the only independent predictor of outcome and concomitant carcinoma in situ reached borderline significance. CONCLUSIONS Our data support a conservative approach for tumors confined to the bladder diverticulum, provided complete removal is feasible and close surveillance ensues.
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- Dragan Golijanin
- Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Beck SD, Koch MO. Spiral ileal neobladder substitution with orthotopic ureteral reimplantation: early results. Tech Urol 2001; 7:223-8. [PMID: 11575519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this report is to present our experience with the spiral ileal neobladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS From September 1996 to August 1999, 39 patients (35 men and 4 women) underwent radical cystectomy and spiral ileal orthotopic substitution for muscle invasive bladder cancer. Seventy ureters in 37 patients were reimplanted orthotopically using the nonrefluxing Ghoneim technique. Evaluation of these patients included video urodynamics, intravenous pyelogram, renal ultrasound, and patient history relating to urinary incontinence. RESULTS There were no perioperative deaths. There were 8 (20.5%) early complications. One patient developed a small bowel anastomotic leak, and another patient presented with a vesicovaginal fistula repaired transabdominally. Of the 70 ureters reimplanted in Ghoneim fashion, 5 (7.1%) developed an anastomotic stricture. Three of these patients had stable hydronephrosis and were managed by observation alone; one stricture was treated successfully transurethrally with balloon dilation; and the last patient was managed with a percutaneous nephrostomy tube and surgical reimplantation. Urodynamics in eight patients revealed a Valsalva leak point pressure >50 in two patients and >100 in the six patients. All women experienced mild daytime and nighttime urinary incontinence. Ninety percent of the men were either dry or complained of mild daytime incontinence. No patient experienced bowel dysfunction from the ileal resection. CONCLUSIONS The spiral ileal neobladder offers the potential advantages of construction from a relatively short bowel segment, excellent length for ureteral anastomosis, acceptable continence rates, and orthotopically reimplanted ureters, which allow transurethral upper tract access. The nonrefluxing ureteral anastomosis has a high stricture rate, and we currently are reimplanting the ureters orthopically in a nontunneled fashion.
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- S D Beck
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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Beck SD, Foster RS, Bihrle R, Koch MO, Wahle GR, Donohue JP. Aortic replacement during post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. J Urol 2001; 165:1517-20. [PMID: 11342909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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PURPOSE We reviewed the records of 15 patients with metastatic germ cell cancer who underwent aortic resection and replacement during post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection to determine the morbidity and the therapeutic benefit. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1970 and 1998, 1,250 patients underwent post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Our retrospective review revealed that 15 patients underwent aortic replacement at that operation. RESULTS In addition to aortic replacement 11 patients underwent 15 additional procedures, including nephrectomy in 7, vena caval resection in 3, pulmonary resection in 1, small bowel resection in 2, 1 hepatic resection in 1 and L4 vertebrectomy in 1. No patient had necrosis as the only pathological condition. Three patients (20%) had teratoma and 12 (80%) had viable tumor in the retroperitoneal specimen. All 4 patients who underwent post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection and aortic replacement after induction chemotherapy alone have no evidence of disease. Only 1 of the 11 patients who received salvage chemotherapy with or without previous post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection have no evidence of disease. Overall 33% of the patients have no evidence of disease. There were no graft related complications. CONCLUSIONS Aortic resection at post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is justified based on therapeutic benefit and morbidity.
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- S D Beck
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Lifshitz DA, Beck SD, Barret E, Simmons G, Chang L, Lingeman JE, Shalhav AL. Laparoscopic transverse hemicystectomy with ileocystoplasty in a porcine model. J Endourol 2001; 15:199-203. [PMID: 11325093 DOI: 10.1089/089277901750134601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The ideal replacement for bladder tissue is yet to be described, although multiple alternatives have been studied. Currently, enterocystoplasty, despite its limitations, is considered the gold standard for bladder augmentation. This study evaluated the feasibility, safety, and morbidity of laparoscopic ileocystoplasty in a large-animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS In eight minipigs, laparoscopy was performed using four ports. A segment of ileum was delivered through a 3-cm umbilical incision and detubularized and refashioned using standard open surgical technique. Laparoscopic hemicystectomy was then performed, followed by laparoscopic suturing of the ileal patch to the bladder. The bladder was drained with a Foley catheter, but no pelvic drain was placed. All animals were followed for for a minimum of 3 months. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation included measurement of bladder capacity, ultrasound imaging of the kidneys, blood counts, and serum electrolyte and creatinine measurements. Two of the animals were sacrificed at 3 months and one at 6 months, and the bladders were harvested. RESULTS Eight animals underwent ileocystoplasty without intraoperative or postoperative complications. The average operating and anastomosis time was 250 minutes and 96 minutes, respectively. All animals had normal preoperative blood values that remained normal during follow-up. Bladder capacity decreased initially to 71% of the baseline volume and then increased to 83% and 117% at 3 and 6 months. One of three animals sacrificed was noted to have a right midureteral stricture. CONCLUSIONS We developed a reliable laparoscopic technique for ileocystoplasty that may extend the advantages of laparoscopy, including better cosmesis and reduced risk of postoperative adhesions, to bladder augmentation.
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- D A Lifshitz
- Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Beck SD, Ulbright TM, Foster RS. A benign para-aortic lymph node of histologically proved follicular hyperplasia mimicking metastatic germ cell cancer. J Urol 2000; 163:1520-1. [PMID: 10751874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- S D Beck
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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PURPOSE Concealed penis is an uncommon condition due to poor skin fixation at the base of the penis, cicatricial scarring after penile surgery and excessive obesity. The condition varies in severity and several surgical options are available, such as excision of previous scarring, degloving the penile shaft, reconstructing the penile shaft skin with flaps, fixing the penile skin at the penopubic and penoscrotal angles, and removing excess suprapubic fat. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of 43 patients treated for concealed penis from 1993 to 1998. We categorized the cases as type 1-congenital concealed penis, type 2-concealed penis due to scarring from previous surgery and type 3-complex cases involving excessive obesity. Cases were reviewed in regard to surgical techniques and outcomes. We identified 18 type 1, 18 type 2 and 7 type 3 cases. Mean age of type 1 patients at surgery was 12.4 months with 1 patient presented at age 7 years. None had previously undergone penile surgery. All patients underwent complete penile degloving. To reconstruct the penile shaft flaps or Z-plasties with penile skin were used in 12 patients and scrotal skin flaps were used in 2. In 12 patients the penile skin was fixed at the penoscrotal and penopubic angles to maintain penile length and in 2 excess fat was excised. Mean age of type 2 patients at surgery was 19.8 months. All had previously undergone surgery, including hypospadias in 1 and circumcision in 17. All patients underwent complete penile degloving and the cicatricial scar that trapped the penis was excised. Penile skin flaps and Z-plasties were used in 12 cases, scrotal skin flaps were used for reconstruction in 2 and skin grafting was done in 1. In 10 patients the penile skin was fixed with sutures to maintain penile length. Mean age of type 3 patients at surgery was 15.8 years. Of the 7 boys 6 had previously undergone penile surgery. All required extensive scar excision and complex reconstruction involving penile skin flaps in 3, scrotal flaps in 5 and penile skin fixation in 6. Excessive suprapubic fat was removed in 5 patients, of whom 3 underwent liposuction. RESULTS Surgical results were uniformly good in type 1 patients except in 1 who was believed to have excessive suprapubic fat. Results were good in 14 of the 18 type 2 patients, although 2 retained excessive suprapubic fat and 2 had some unsightly scarring. No type 1 or 2 patient required additional surgery. Of the 7 type 3 patients 6 had a good result and required no additional surgery. One patient has recurrent concealed penis after 2 procedures and awaits additional surgery. CONCLUSIONS Concealed penis has a varied etiology and requires a flexible surgical approach. The common surgical options in all cases include complete penile degloving, excising the scarring due to previous surgery, removing excess suprapubic fat, reconstructing the penile skin with local flaps, and fixing the penile skin at the penopubic and penoscrotal angles.
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- A J Casale
- Department of Urology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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PURPOSE The long-term sequelae of inferior vena caval (IVC) resection during retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell testis tumor (NSGCT) were assessed. METHODS Between December 1973 and September 1996, 2126 of our patients underwent RPLND for retroperitoneal nodal metastases from NSGCT; 955 had bulky disease (stages B2, B3, or C) after cytoreduction chemotherapy. Of this latter group, 65 patients (6.8%) required infrarenal IVC resection during tumor excision for cure. Our protocol does not include IVC reconstruction in such cases. Indications for IVC resection included tumor encasement or encroachment, postchemotherapy desmoplastic compression, or thrombus with tumor or clot in which cavotomy and thrombectomy cannot be performed. RESULTS Twenty-four of the 65 patients (postoperative follow-up period range, 11 months to 16 years; median, 89 months) were alive and able to be examined or interviewed by written and/or phone survey to assess the long-term morbidity of their IVC resection. Based on the 1994 American Venous Forum International Consensus Committee reporting standards, the clinical classifications of these 24 patients were C0A (4), C3S (4), C4A (2), C4S (13), and C6A (1). Long-term disability was mild or absent in 75% of these patients. CONCLUSION Only 1 (4.2%) of the patients surveyed had chronic venous sequelae that would fulfill the accepted criteria for subsequent elective IVC reconstruction. Despite recent reports of IVC reconstruction demonstrating relatively good patency rates and low morbidity, the addition of such a complex, time-consuming procedure to extensive retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic NSGCT involving IVC resection is generally not necessary.
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- S D Beck
- Department of Urology, and the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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Primary intracellular symbiotes of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), when fixed with potassium permanganate, revealed a distinctly staining area between the cytoplasmic membrane and the outer cell-wall envelope. This area is thought to be analogous to the peptidoglycan complex of the Eubacteriales. In addition, the diagnostic bacterial peptidoglycan amino compounds, muramic acid and diaminopimelic acid, were detected in a hydrochloric acid hydrolyzate of isolated symbiotes.
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Griffiths GW, Beck SD. Effect of dietary cholesterol on the pattern of osmium deposition in the symbiote-containing cells of the pea aphid. Cell Tissue Res 1977; 176:191-203. [PMID: 64302 DOI: 10.1007/bf00229462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pea aphids left for 48 h in unbuffered osmium tetroxide show heavy staining of many organelles in the symbiote-containing cells (mycetocytes and sheath), embryos and oenocytes very similar to that characteristic of mammalian sterol-synthesizing cells. However, the staining of the per-aphid cells is, to a large extent, dependent on the presence of cholesterol benzoate, or free cholesterol, in the aphid's diet. In aphids cultured in vitro with 3H mevalonate in the presence of added cholesterol, the incorporation of label into the cholesterol and lanosterol fractions is significantly reduced. If the dietary cholesterol effects a similar inhibition in vivo, the cholesterol-dependent osmium staining could be due to precursors(s) of cholesterol accumulating in the intracellular sites described. There is also osmium staining of large (normally electron-transparent) vacuoles in mycetocytes, gut and fat body, irrespective of dietary cholesterol.
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Griffiths GW, Beck SD. In vivo sterol biosynthesis by pea aphid symbiotes as determined by digitonin and electron microscopic autoradiography. Cell Tissue Res 1977; 176:179-90. [PMID: 401684 DOI: 10.1007/bf00229461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pea aphid primary symbiotes have previously been shown to synthesize cholesterol in vitro. Two electron microscopic techniques were used here to determine whether the symbiotes also synthesize cholesterol in vivo and whether this cholesterol is made available to the aphid. We also inquired into a possible role of secondary symbiotes in chosesterol biosynthesis. Treatment of aphids with digitonin resulted in significant alteration of ultrastructural sites in primary and secondary symbiote membranes. We concluded that these sites are areas of high cholesterol concentration in the symbiotes. Electron microscopic autoradiography with 3H-mevalonate precursor indicated that both primary and secondary symbiotes synthesize cholesterol; in both cases, the majority of grains were associated with the symbiote membranes. While the frequency of grains on the symbiotes remained constant, irrespective of incubation time in labelled media, the frequency of grains over surrounding tissues increased exponentially as the time of incubation was increased from 30 min to 8 h, indicating that symbiote cholesterol is transported to other tissues. High voltage electron microscopic autoradiography permitted thick section autoradiography, reducing the time of emulsion exposure from 54 days (thin section) to 12 days (0.5 mum sections).
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Houk EJ, Beck SD. Comparative ultrastructure and blood-brain barrier in diapause and nondiapause larvae of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). Cell Tissue Res 1975; 162:499-510. [PMID: 126807 DOI: 10.1007/bf00209349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ultrastructural examination of diapause and nondiapause larval brains of the European corn borer disclosed anatomical differences that may be related to the insect's "blood-barrier". The perineurial type I cells are quite closely appressed in the diapause brain, but thrown into extensive folds with large intercellular spaces in the nondiapause brain. The perineurial type II cells of diapause and nondiapause larvae are basically similar in general ultrastructure, and most likely form the basis for the "blood-brain barrier." Horseradish peroxidase penetration studies indicated that the outer margin of the perineurial type II cells constitute the limits of infiltration into the brain. An enzymatic component of the "blood-brain barrier" is postulated in this insect. The localization of ATPase in the perineurial type II cells indicates that energy-requiring regulatory mechanisms may be localized here. Metabolic studies with isolated brains, coupled with recent evidence from mammalian systems, suggest that glial cells may be of importance in an enzymatic "blood-brain barrier."
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A detailed investigation into the ultrastructure of the pea aphid mycetocytes and their contained symbiotes and organelles was carried out with the transmission electron microscope. The most striking observation was the presence of small vesicles in the space between the primary symbiote cell wall and membrane envelope (outer membrane space). The vesicles appear to form by a budding process at the outer cell wall layer. Subsequently, the vesicles, we suggest, may move out into the mycetocyte cytoplasm via a similar budding of the membrane envelope; The Golgi apparatus was found to be an important structural component of the primary mycetocyte; it is continuous with the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the latter, in turn, appears to be closely connected to the primary symbiote membrane envelope. This may be of functional significance. A number of other organelles not previously described in mycetocytes were found, including transparent vacuoles, granular bodies, multi-vesicular bodies and microfilaments. The chemical composition of the various vesicles and organelles is unknown at present.
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Larvae of the beetle Trogoderma glabrum undergo partially reversed development when deprived of food and water. Retrogressive larval ecdyses occur, and the larvae become diminished in size and weight. Given food, the larvae regrow, ecdyze, and regain their previous degree of maturity. Repeated cycles of retrogression and regrowth are possible. Although larval in form and organ differentiation, repeatedly retrogressed insects display a physiological deterioration suggestive of aging. A deterioration of the ability to regrow is accompanied by increasing fat body polyploidy.
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Loomis RS, Beck SD, Stauffer JF. The European Corn Borer, Pyrausta Nubilalis (Hubn), and Its Principal Host Plant. V. A Chemical Study of Host Plant Resistance. Plant Physiol 1957; 32:379-85. [PMID: 16655015 PMCID: PMC540943 DOI: 10.1104/pp.32.5.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- R S Loomis
- DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, WISCONSIN
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