Correlations between histological subtypes and neurocognitive assessment of language area tumors. Our 43 case series and review of the literature.

Background: Brain tumor location is related with specific, focal neurological impairment, but also with more diffuse, generalized and subtitle neurocognitive dysfunctions. For a better evaluation of these cases, we need a specific battery of tests. Beside the impact of preoperative status on surgical decision, the quantification of postoperative function alteration is essential in neurorehabilitation.

[PSA as a marker for prostate cancer progression].

Monitoring the evolution of prostate cancer has crucial importance since this tip of neoplasia has a variable biology, ranging from latent cancers to extremely aggressive tumors. At the moment, PSA (prostate specific antigen) values point out to either successful or unsuccessful prostate cancer therapy. Depending on therapeutic strategies, biochemical recurrence (BCR) is differently defined.

[A comparaison between the total PSA, the Gleason score and the bone scintiscan results for different age groups].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study is to compare de results of the bone scintigraphy of prostate cancer patients in different age groups with their total PSA (PSAt) and with their histopathological test results. MATERIALS AND METODS: Of the 180 patients with prostate cancer who were analyzed by Scintiscan in the last five years in our laboratory, 86 have a known PSAt value, and of these, 55 have a known Gleason Score. The 180 patients were divided into three age groups: (1) < or equal 60 years; (2) 60-70 years and (3) >70 years.

[German influences on Romanian medical terminology].

The medical terminology plays a key part both in the study of medicine as well as in its practice. Moreover, understanding the medical terms is important not only for the doctor but also for the patients who want to learn more about their condition. For these reasons we believe that the study of medical terminology is one of great interest.

[Red cell shape--a biophysical analysis].

Red cells have three main characteristics: specific shape--discoidal, deformability and aggregability. To give an explanation for his specific shape there are two ways: a) one, use hypothesis from mechanics, as: interfacial pressure, stress, deformability; b) the other way try to explain it by using data from molecular structure of biomembrane and cytoskeleton who are responsible of specific interactions between molecules. First direction was supported by many models, interesting but unrealized some of them because the theories from macroscopic mechanics wasn't well supported.