Publications by authors named "Darren Chapman"

Objective: To examine the desire for period products among food pantry users in the U.S.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 4,929 food pantry users at food pantries in Missouri, Kansas, and southwestern Illinois.

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Adenomatoid tumor is a rare tumor of mesothelial origin, usually arising in the epididymis. It is the most common paratesticular tumor of middle-aged men. A rare variant of adenomatoid tumor is leiomyoadenomatoid tumor which is characterized by prominent spindle cell myoblastic and myofibroblastic proliferation in the background of an adenomatoid tumor with tubular spaces lined by mesothelial cells.

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Objective: We determined the prognostic significance of preoperative hydronephrosis in patients with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder undergoing radical cystectomy.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing radical cystectomy at a single institution from 1996 to 2006. Exclusion criteria included diagnosis other than TCC, upper tract TCC, incomplete medical records, or obstructing stones.

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Background: Panniculectomy concurrent with gynecologic cancer surgery is safe and facilitates pelvic exposure in the morbidly obese patient.

Case: A 41-year-old morbidly obese female is diagnosed with recurrent adenocarcinoma of the cervix and has previously been treated with teletherapy and brachytherapy. She undergoes an anterior pelvic exenteration for curative intent.

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