A comparison between Ga-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen-PET/CT and multiparametric MRI for excluding regional metastases prior to radical prostatectomy.

Objectives: To compare the ability of Ga -PSMA PET/CT (PSMA PET/CT) and multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to exclude lymph node invasion (LNI) in patients who undergo radical prostatectomy (RP).

Materials And Methods: A multicenter cohort of patients who underwent PSMA PET/CT and pelvic mpMRI prior to RP with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) was analyzed. Increased Ga68-PSMA uptake on PET/CT and enlarged (> 10 mm) or abnormal lymph nodes on mpMRI were considered positive findings.

Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in patients on hemodialysis: clinical characteristics and oncological outcomes.

Purpose: We characterized the clinical presentation and outcome of patients on hemodialysis diagnosed with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.

Materials And Methods: Patients treated for bladder cancer while undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were identified by querying the medical registry of a university affiliated hospital between 1999 and 2010. Clinical, pathological and treatment related data were retrieved and characterized.