Excision of apocrine glands with preservation of axillary superficial fascia for the treatment of axillary bromhidrosis.

Background: Axillary bromhidrosis is a distressing problem, which has a strong negative effect on one's social life.

Objective: To evaluate the effects and complications of the surgical modality for the treatment of axillary bromhidrosis.

Methods: One hundred fifteen patients with axillary bromhidrosis were treated.

Semaphoring mAb: a new guide in RIT in inhibiting the proliferation of human skin carcinoma.

Semaphoring is a transmembrane receptor which participates in many cytokine-mediated signal pathways that are closely related to the angiogenesis, occurrence and development of carcinoma. The present study was designed to access the effect of mono-antibody (mAb) guided radioimmunotherapy (RIT) on skin carcinoma and investigate the potential mechanisms. Semaphoring mAb was acquired from mice (Balb/c), purified with rProtein A column; purity, concentration and activity were tested with SDS-PAGE and indirect ELISA; specificity and expression on the cutanuem carcinoma line and tissue were tested by Western blotting; morphology change was assessed by microscopy.