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The clinical significance of micro-metastatic lymph node disease in kidney and bladder cancer |
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Treatment failure in bladder and kidney cancer following definitive surgery with curative intent is one of the most important urological problems unsolved so far. In his today's state-of-the-art lecture prof. J?rgen Gschwend from Munich moved along the avenue from early or micro-metastatic lymph node disease toward occult bone marrow involvement and subsequent clinical metastasis.
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Debate on nephrectomy in EAU-ESMO joint session
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A joint session of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) featuring a debate on metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) highlighted the persistent arguments for or against therapies such as nephrectomy amidst the rise of novel treatment strategies.
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Rotterdam Team First to Characterise PCa - Derived Exosomes Role as Novel Biomarker ‘Treasure Chests’ |
| The potential for exosomes to play a vital part in the early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) and the accurate prediction of outcome has come a step nearer. Researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center have isolated exosomes from prostate cancer cells and characterised their unique protein and RNA content.
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Human papillomavirus: will immune-modulation help natural disinfecting of the virus?
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A special program “Meet the Expert” was held on Human papilloma virus today. The experts were professor Sandra Mazzoli from Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Sexual Transmitted Diseases Center, Florence, and professor Ricardo Bartoletti from University of Florence, Department of Urology, Florence, Italy.
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Minimal invasive treatment for localised PCa |
| In a European School of Urology (ESU) course lecture, Dr. Giuseppe Morgia (Univeristy of Messina, Italy) gave an overview of minimal invasive therapies such as cryotherapy, brachytherapy and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in treating localised prostate cancer (PCa) and pointed out the possible benefits and disadvantages for patients.
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Indwelling urinary catheter is the most important risk factor for NAUTI |
| The prevalence of nosocomial urinary tract infections (NAUTI) was 10 percent in the PEP-study (Pan European Prevalence Study), 14 percent in the PEAP-study (Pan-Euro-Asian Prevalence Study) and 11 percent in the combined analysis. Prof. Truls Erik Bjerklund Johansen, expert in worldwide infections, made himself available to the reporters today.
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Conventional imaging is no longer sufficient in mapping regional lymph nodes |
| Prof. Michael Jewett spoke on the detection and mapping of regional lymph nodes in his lecture on the second day of the 23rd EAU Annual Congress held in Milan, Italy. Jewett underscored that conventional imaging (CT/MRI/PET) is no longer sufficient in mapping regional lymph nodes.
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