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J Morote Robles

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[The clinical usefulness of routine biopsy of the transition zone in the diagnosis of prostate cancer].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of routine biopsy of the transitional area in patients undergoing early systematic sextant biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two biopsies were taken from the transitional area further to a sextant biopsy in 164 consecutive patients. 98 cases had serum PSA levels higher than 4 ng/mL and 66 suspicious rectal digital examination. RESULTS: Cancer was detected in 77 patients (46.9%). In 28 (36.4%) cases cancer was found only in the peripheral area, in 2 (2.6%) in the transitional area and in 47 (61%) in both areas. CONCLUSION: Routine biopsy of the transitional area in early systematic prostate biopsy appears to be little effective. This would probably be indicated for patients undergoing rebiopsy.

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[Extragonadal germ-cell tumors located in the mediastinum].

INTRODUCTION: The extragonadal germ-cell tumors (EGGCT) represent 5% of all germ-cell tumors at presentation. Histologically, they are identical to testis germ cell tumors. They may arise in such sites as the mediastinum, retroperitoneal area, sacrococcygeal area, or pineal area without a primary in the testis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The medical records of 10 patients with mediastinal EGGCT were reviewed between 1973 and 1996. All patients were males and his mean age was 26.7 years old (21-24). Follow-up was 19 months (3-72). RESULTS: The first symptoms are diverse. The histology results nonseminomatous tumor at 9 patients and seminomatous tumor at the restant. All of the scrotal examination was normal and only five patients presented increased tumoral markers (alpha-FP in 4 and beta-HCG in 1). Previous at 1990 didn't exist a standard treatment, resulting the four patients treated in this period exitus. After 1990 the treatment was cisplatin-based chemotherapy: BEP (bleomicyn, etoposide-VP-16- and cisplatin-CDDP) then we obtained the best results, a patient died after 6 months but the restants five are alive and without evidence of disease during a follow-up between 3 and 72 months.

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