The biotin-avidin immunoperoxidase staining method and antisera against highly purified porcine relaxin were utilized to localize relaxin in the male genital tract. Formalin-fixed tissue specimens from the prostate gland, the testis, epididymis, vas deferens and the seminal vesicle were studied. Specific relaxin immunoactivity was seen in the glandular epithelium of the prostate and also in the...

INTRODUCTION Genital abnormalities have been reported in up to 12 percent of men with unilateral renal agenesis.(1) There have also been reports of neurofibromatosis patients manifesting ipsilateral renal agenesis.(2) Abnormal development of the mesonephric duct between the fourth and thirteenth week of embryonic life seems to be the origin of such cysts, which can have a variable clinical pres...

INTRODUCTION The authors present the first case of a patient with single cystic seminal vesicle accompanied by left kidney agenesis, referring for diagnosis and treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is the case of a 22-year-old patient presented for chronic pelvic pain. INVESTIGATIONS abdominal and transrectal ultrasound as well as the computer tomography showed a cystic pelvic tumor with a ...

To understand the molecular mechanism of carcinogenesis in androgen-dependent tumors, we have searched for new markers which are associated with this process. In normal rat prostate and seminal vesicle, sulfated glycoprotein 2 (SGP-2) messenger RNA is barely detectable. However, we have found high levels of SGP-2 expression in the epithelial component of carcinomas of the prostate and seminal v...

A 38 years old man with the only past medical history of bilateral orchiopexy 15 years ago is diagnosed of left primary seminal vesicle abscess. The patient is sent to our emergency service with an ultrasound finding of either dilated vas deferent or seminal vesicle abscess with hiperecogenic material inside it. The examination was performed after a 5 month history of purulent ejaculation. The ...

We report the case of a 13-year-old male patient with beta-thalassemic trait who presented for a colic pain. An ultrasound of the abdomen revealed absence of the right kidney with a complex hypoechogenic pelvic mass causing mild pressure on the posterior bladder wall. Urography showed hypertrophy of the left kidney with moderate ureteral enlargement of the distal third due to an insertion defec...

To understand the molecular mechanism of carcinogenesis in androgendependent tumors, we have searched for new markers which are associ ated with this process. In normal rat prostate and seminal vesicle, sulfated glycoprotein 2 (SGP-2) messenger RNA is barely detectable. However, we have found high levels of SGP-2 expression in the epithelial component of carcinomas of the prostate and seminal v...

Polyclonal antibodies have been generated to investigate the localization, tissue and species distribution, androgen regulation, and ontogeny of a protein secreted by mouse seminal vesicle, designated as MSVSP99 (ie, mouse seminal vesicle secretory protein of 99 amino acids). MSVSP99 is a polymorphic compound with a molecular weight of around 14 kilodaltons and a positive immunoreactivity range...

The distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)- and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-immunoreactive nerves and 125I-labeled VIP- and CGRP-binding sites was studied in the hamster seminal vesicle of 12-, 30- and 60-day-old animals. In addition, the general innervation of the seminal vesicle was examined using the general neuronal marker synaptophysin. Our results show that the den...

The interrelationship among localization of tumor, local extension, lymph node metastasis and various histological grades was investigated in 31 consecutive series of prostate cancer treated by radical prostatectomy. Surgical specimens were examined by step sections cut perpendicular to the urethra. Each tumor was graded histologically in accordance with WHO-Mostofi grading (evaluated by nuclea...