BACKGROUND Many previous studies demonstrated that cell adhesion molecules CD44v6 and integrin-β1 had been extensively investigated as potential prognostic markers of various cancers. However, data in PC are scarce. METHODS We now investigate CD44v6 and integrin-β1 mRNA expression in PBMC by a triplex real-time RT-PCR assay and protein expression in plasma by ELISA. All specimens were collect...

TEMPERATURE MEASURING AND EVALUATION OF TUMOR CELLS VIABILITY IN DIFFERENT ZONES OF AN ICE-BALL. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF IN VITRO EXPERIMENTS RESULTS. FIRST EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CRYOSURGERY http://www.cryoforum.org/spaincomments.html 8 of 9 11/14/06 10:08 AM Granov A.M.1 Prokhorov D.G.1 Andreev A.P.3 Pinaev G.P.4 Prokhorov G.G.2

The current study aims to explore possible relationships between various prostate shapes and the difficulty in creating a computer-based plan for cryosurgery. This research effort is a part of an ongoing study to develop computational means in order to improve cryosurgery training and education. This study uses a computerized planner-a key building block of a recently developed prototype for cr...

Cryosurgery is a technique for destroying undesirable tissue, such as cancers, by exposing it to a very low temperature. This paper presents a thermodynamic modeling tool that has been developed for a two stage, mixed gas Joule-Thomson (MGJT) cryoprobe used for cryosurgery. A conventional vapor compression (VC) cycle using a pure refrigerant precools the MGJT cycle providing refrigeration at th...

Ten patients with trichiasis were treated with cryosurgery by the standard retinal probe with nitrous oxide. A double freeze-thaw method was used. Nine of the patients had trachomatous trichiasis and one had conjunctival scarring. In only the latter case were the lashes destroyed, and these grew again after 2 months. Trachomatous trichiasis is frequently associated with entropion. The tarsal pl...