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J Ishigami

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[A case of primary malignant lymphoma of the urinary bladder].

This paper presents an autopsy case of primary malignant lymphoma of the urinary bladder. The patient, a 63-year-old man, consulted us because of macroscopic hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a bladder tumor, which was diagnosed as an anaplastic cell carcinoma by transurethral punch biopsy. The tumor progressively increased in size, despite treatment with preoperative antineoplastic chemotherapy consisting of CDDP. Only ureterocutaneostomy and biopsy were performed at the operation although total cystectomy and ileal conduit had been planned, because the tumor had invaded into the perivesicular tissue. Biopsy revealed B cell lymphoma, which was characterized by specific staining with IgG by the PAP method. Although antineoplastic chemotherapy was performed again after operation, the patient gradually weakened and died 5 months after admission. At autopsy, a hen-egg sized, non-papillary tumor which invading into the perivesicular tissue was found at the anterior wall of the urinary bladder. There were many metastatic nodules in the thraco-lumbar vertebral columns, para-aortic lymphnodes and mesenteric lymphnodes. Lungs and liver were free from metastatic tumors.

Cisplatin↗

[A case of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava].

A case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava was reported. The patient, a 74-year-old man, consulted our hospital with complaints of back pain and abdominal mass in right flank. Probe laparotomy revealed a tumor situated in the retroperitoneum and multiple metastatic nodules in the liver. Biopsy was performed and diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma. He was intensively treated with antineoplastic chemotherapy, but his condition gradually aggravated. He died 4 months after admission. The autopsy revealed a right retroperitoneal mass (17 X 12 X 18 cm in size, 1,340 g in weight) that showed a yellowish appearance. There was also a thumb-tip sized tumor with a stalk in the lumen of inferior vena cava. Both tumors grew in continuity with each other through the wall of inferior vena cava. The tumors were diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma, which derived from inferior vena cava.

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[Statistics on operations in the Department of Urology, Kobe University School of Medicine (January, 1976 to December, 1980)].

Statistical observations on operations performed in our department from 1976 to 1980 were reviewed, especially in comparison with the statistics for the preceding 10 years. Operations on the kidney were the most frequent, as they were in the preceding 10 years, but operations on the bladder have increased remarkably, in 1980 accounting for more than those on the kidney. During this period, operations for benign diseases such as lithotomy of the upper urinary tract and prostatectomy tended to decrease. On the other hand, operations for malignant diseases of kidney, bladder and scrotal contents steadily increased. Transurethral operations are still increasing, especially for bladder tumors. It has been established that bladder tumors should be treated by either TUR-BT or total cystectomy and not by partial cystectomy. As to urinary diversion, ileal conduit was the main procedure used during this 5-year period instead of cutaneous ureterostomy.

Adolescent↗

A new method for rapid spermatozoal concentration and motility: a multiple-exposure photography system using the Polaroid camera.

A multiple exposure photography (MEP) system using the Polaroid camera PM-CP (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) has been developed to accurately estimate the concentration and motility of spermatozoa in routine clinical work for the treatment of infertility. This Polaroid-MEP system is equipped with a xenon stroboscope MS-230 (Sugawara Laboratories Inc., Tokyo, Japan), and Makler's Counting Chamber (Sefi-Medical Instruments, Haifa, Israel). The system immediately produces printed images of spermatozoal tracks at the laboratory of the outpatient clinic, providing objective and exact information about the concentration and the motility of spermatozoa.

Humans↗

New preoperative chemotherapy for bladder cancer using combination hemodialysis and direct hemoperfusion: preliminary report.

Preoperative chemotherapy and subsequent cystectomy were performed on 11 patients with locally invasive bladder cancer. Three chemotherapy regimens were tested: 1) 2 to 3 mg. per kg. doxorubicin in 5 patients, 2) 1 mg. per kg. mitomycin C in 3 and 3) 0.6 mg. per kg. mitomycin C with 70 mg. systemic bleomycin in 3. Doxorubicin and mitomycin C were infused once preoperatively into the hypogastric arteries or the aortic bifurcation, with simultaneous hemodialysis and direct hemoperfusion to remove as much extra-regional infusate as possible and, thus, reduce the systemic toxicity of the drug. Objective responses were obtained in 4 of 7 patients with measurable tumor (57 per cent). Downstaging was obtained in 7 of 11 patients (64 per cent). All patients given doxorubicin had leukocytopenia (500 to 1,900 per mm.3) and moderate patchy alopecia, and 1 patient given mitomycin C and bleomycin had thrombocytopenia (44,000 per mm.3). However, these side effects were observed comparatively less in the patients given mitomycin C only.

Adult↗

[Clinical studies on recurrence of acute uncomplicated cystitis].

Recurrence rate and symptoms after chemotherapy against acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) were studied. Upon completion of a 7-day treatment with two regimens, one of CEX alone (Group C) and the other of a combination of CEX with Lysozyme (Neuzym) (Group L), at a dose of 1 g CEX daily, efficacy of the drugs was assessed according to the criteria established by the UTI Study Group. The forty one cases in Group C and 38 cases in Group L showing an excellent response were evaluated for recurrence. The rates of recurrence were 12.2% in Group C and 21.1% in Group L during the first 7 days after treatment. In recurrent cases, bacteriuria was seen in 84.6% (11/13), pyuria in 53.8% (7/13) and miction pain in 30.8% (4/13). Thus, bacteriuria and pyuria should be the items of the criteria for AUC recurrence.

Acute Disease↗

[A study on Ureaplasma urealyticum and sperm. Comparison of sperm morphology before and after chemotherapy].

Spermiogram (morphology of sperm heads and tails) was evaluated in 21 men visiting our infertility clinic before and after the eradication of genital infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum. The percentage of coiled tails and fuzzy granular tails were decreased after eradication of Ureaplasma but there were no significant changes in the morphologic characteristics of sperm heads. Spermiogram was also analysed in 5 men who were unsuccessfully treated for genital Ureaplasma infection. In this group there were no significant changes in the morphologic characteristics of sperm heads and tails before and after chemotherapy.

Humans↗

[Double-blind comparison of cefotetan and cefmetazole in complex urinary tract infections].

For the purpose of carrying out an objective evaluation of the clinical efficacy and safety of cefotetan (CTT), a new cephamycin-type injectable antibiotic, in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, cefmetazole (CMZ) was employed as the control drug in a comparative study performed by the double-blind method. CTT was administered in a dose of 0.5 g or 1 g, while CMZ was used in a dose of 1 g; both of these drugs were administered by intravenous drip infusion twice a day for 5 days. The total number of treated cases was 393; 105 patients in the CTT 1 g group, 97 patients in the CTT 2 g group, and 96 patients in the CMZ 2 g group. The judgment of the clinical effects of these 3 therapeutic regimens was carried out in accordance with the criteria for evaluation of clinical efficacy of antimicrobial agents on UTI (2nd edition). The results are as follows. With regard to the overall efficacy of the drug treatments, the calculated efficacy rates were 54.3% in the CTT 1 g group, 63.9% in the CTT 2 g group and 52.1% in the CMZ 2 g group. The differences between these efficacy rates were not statistically significant. Regarding the efficacy of the treatments in terms of the bacteriuria, the bacterial cultures were seen to become negative in 40% of the cases in the CTT 1 g group, 54.6% of the CTT 2 g group and 42.7% of the CMZ 2 g group. Again, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups. Concerning the efficacy of the drugs against pyuria, by combining the cases found to be normalized and those seen to show improvement, the improvement rates were calculated to be 41.9% for the CTT 1 g group, 37.1% for the CTT 2 g group, and 37.5% for the CMZ 2 g group. These pyuria improvement rates show no statistically significant differences, respectively. The incidences of occurrence of side effects and laboratory test abnormalities thought to be caused by the drug therapy were as follows; 1.5% and 5.3% in the CTT 1 g group, 1.5% and 3.1% in the CTT 2 g group and 0% and 6.9% in the CMZ 2 g group. There were no significant differences between the groups. Based on the above clinical results, it can be concluded that, in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, we can expect CTT to provide the same therapeutic efficacy as CMZ when its dosage is the same or even half thereof. In addition, the safety of CTT is equal to that of CMZ. Therefore, CTT is concluded to be a useful drug.

Adolescent↗

[Comparative double-blind study of cefroxadine and cephalexin in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infection].

To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and utility of cefroxadine (CXD) for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, a double blind study comparing CXD with cephalexin (CEX) was carried out. Patient received either 1,500 mg/day of CXD 3 times a day, or 2,000 mg/day of CEX 4 times a day for 5 days by oral route, and the following results were obtained. Of the 305 patients, clinical efficacies were evaluated in 220 cases (CXD 105 cases, CEX 115 cases) except that excluded or dropped out. Side effect was evaluated in 301 cases (CXD 150 cases, CEX 151 cases). There was no statistically significant difference in the back ground characteristics between the 2 groups. Overall clinical assessment by the committee according to the "Criteria for Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents on Urinary Tract Infection" patients evaluated as better than "good" were 64 of 105 (61.0%) for CXD and 75 of 115 (65.2%) for CEX. The difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant. In effect on pyuria, patients evaluated as better than "decreased" were 58 of 105 (55.2%) for CXD and 69 of 115 (60.0%) for CEX. The difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant. In effect of bacteriuria, patients evaluated as better than "decreased" were 57 of 105 (54.3%) for CXD and 69 of 115 (60.0%) for CEX. The difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant. Analyses were stratified according to classification by the type of infection, diagnosis, degree of pyuria before treatment, and bacterial count before treatment. There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 treatment groups as to any item. In evaluation by attending physician, patients evaluated as better than "good" were 81 of 140 (57.9%) for CXD, and 85 of 141 (60.3%) for CEX. Statistically significant difference was not observed between the 2 groups. In drug usefulness by attending physician, patients evaluated as better than "usefulness" were 106 of 140 (75.7%) for CXD, and 109 of 141 (77.3%) for CEX. The difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant. In evaluation of the infections with sensitive species to both CXD and CEX by the committee according to "Criteria for Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents on Urinary Tract Infections, overall clinical efficacies were evaluated in 102 (CXD 48 cases, CEX 54 cases) which were infected with sensitive species. There was no statistically significant difference in the back ground characteristics between the 2 treatment groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Adult↗

[Combination of intra-arterial administration of anticancer agent and hemocarboperfusion in treatment of advanced cancer].

Nineteen patients with malignant tumors were treated with a combination of bolus administration of mitomycin C with direct hemoperfusion over charcoal, and 15 patients were valuable. Mitomycin C of 1 mg/kg was administered via a catheter placed into the regional artery. Seven out of 14 patients with genitourinary cancers: 4 out of 9 patients with urinary bladder, 2 of 4 patients with renal and one prostate responded to the therapy. There were 4 responders out of 8 in the one-shot administration group, on the other hand, 7 cases receiving continuous infusion of 60 to 120 minutes responded. In both the one-shot group and the continuous group nausea and vomiting were observed in 21% and 11% respectively. Three patients receiving continuous administration of mitomycin C had local ulcerations. Myelosuppressions such as leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia were observed in 37% of the both groups.

Antibiotics, Antineoplastic↗

[Clinical evaluation of amoxicillin sustained-release preparation in urinary tract infection].

C-AMOX, a new prolonged acting preparation of amoxicillin was administered to 122 cases by oral administration of daily dosage 500 mg twice. Clinical effectiveness of C-AMOX was evaluated in 115 out of 122 cases (acute simple cystitis 87 cases, acute pyelonephritis 6 cases, complicated urinary tract infection 19 cases and others 3 cases), and the following results were obtained. 1. The clinical effect for 87 cases of acute simple cystitis was excellent in 54 cases (62%), moderate in 24 cases (27.6%) and poor 9 cases (10.3%), overall effective rate being 89.7%. 2. The clinical effect for 19 cases of complicated urinary tract infection was excellent in 6 cases (31.6%), good 8 cases (42.1%) and poor 5 cases (26.3%), overall effective rate being 73.7%. 3. Adverse reaction occurred in 2 patients, one gastric discomfort and the other one slight diarrhoea. No laboratory abnormalities attributable to C-AMOX were observed in the present study.

Adolescent↗