Purpose. To analyze the literature data on use of CT perfusion in kidney diseases and to assess future prospects using technique clinical practice. Materials methods. In electronic databases (PubMed, E-library, Web Science, Google Scholar), a search was conducted for published studies evaluating possibilities both neoplastic non-neoplastic diseases. The article analyzes results 40 most relevant...

W. T. Fuhrman, M. Mourigal, M. E. Zhitomirsky, and A. L. Chernyshev Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA Institute for Quantum Matter and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Service de Physique Statistique, Magnétisme et Supraconductivité, UMR-E9001 CEA-INAC/UJF, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cede...

The author would like to change the phrase " the financial 'meltdown' of 1908 " into " the financial 'meltdown' of 2008 " on page 190 of the article. Also, the author's current E-Mail address is " [email protected] " .

PURPOSE Clear cell renal cell cancers frequently harbor Von Hippel-Lindau gene mutations, leading to stabilization of the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and their target genes. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vascular endotelial growth factor (VEGF), HIF-1α, HIF-2α, p53 positivity, microvessel density, and Ki-67 rates with prognostic histopathologic factors (Fuhrman nu...

Small renal masses (SRMs) are defined as radiologically enhancing renal masses of less than 4 cm in maximal diameter. The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has increased in recent years, which is mainly due to the rise in incidental detection of localized SRMs. However, the cancer-specific mortality rate is not increasing. This discrepancy may be dependent on the indolent nature of SRMs. ...

We analyzed mutations in the mitochondrial ND1 gene to determine their association with clinicopathological parameters and postoperative recurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in Japanese patients. Among 62 RCC cases for which tumor pathology was confirmed by histopathology, ND1 sequencing revealed the presence of 30 mutation sites in 19 cases. Most mutations were heteroplasmic, with 16 of 19...

Objective With today's modern imaging modalities, patients diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) rarely present symptomatically. In some cases, however, they can develop paraneoplastic syndromes with associated symptoms. To date, only three cases of RCC presenting with chronic dry cough have been reported. We describe six patients who presented with cough that improved following radical nep...

PURPOSE To evaluate the prognosis of pT3a upstaging from cT1 renal cell carcinoma, and to compare the outcomes of partial or radical nephrectomy in cases of pT3a upstaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of patients who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy for cT1 at our center between January 2001 and October 2013. We compared the 2-year recurrence-free survivals for cases...