[Modern principles of the treatment of testicular tumors].

The modern principles of treatment of patients with germinative tumors of the testis are discussed. Essential are precise morphologic diagnosis and exact determination of the stage of the disease. Preference is given to the so called surgical-pathological staging, because it furnishes major objective information.

[The current concept of tumor markers in oncologic urology--cytoplasmic markers].

The cells of testicular tumors and other malignant processes synthesize specific proteins which may be demonstrated intracellularly and may be quantitated in the patient serum. Of major value as markers in testicular tumors are alpha-fetoprotein and human choriongonadotropin. Radioimmune methods allow detection of minimal amounts of these substances at a moment when there are on other criteria for the presence of malignant process in the organism.

[Case of the progressive pulmonary form of mucoviscidosis in an adult patient].

A case with pulmonary form of mucoviscidosis in a female, aged 57, is described, with a high perspiration test--328 mEqv/l Cl with the clinical picture of chronic bronchitis, cylindric bronchiectasis in exacerbation, chronic exacerbated respiratory, insufficiency and pulmonary heart H3, with a lethal end. At necropsy, the characteristic changes for mucoviscidosis were established in the lungs, stomach and pancreas. The possibility of recurrent advancement of the disease is admitted, induced by involutive hormonal disturbances.