Uncommon testicular metastasis of a primary neuroendocrine tumour of the lung.

A 52-year-old male presented with an asymptomatic palpable mass of the right testicle. Ultrasound confirmed the presence of a testicular tumour and a hemicastration was performed. None of the testis cancer-related tumour markers were elevated and histological findings revealed a neuroendocrine carcinoma, possibly a metastasis from another primary site.

The Dutch national living donor kidney exchange program.

The wait time for deceased-donor kidney transplantation has increased to 4-5 years in the Netherlands. Strategies to expand the donor pool include a living donor kidney exchange program. This makes it possible that patients who cannot directly receive a kidney from their intended living donor, due to ABO blood type incompatibility or a positive cross match, exchange donors in order to receive a compatible kidney.

Non-heart-beating donor kidneys in the Netherlands: allocation and outcome of transplantation.

Background: Since February 1, 2001, kidneys from both heart-beating (HB) and non-heart-beating (NHB) donors in The Netherlands have been indiscriminately allocated through the standard renal-allocation system.

Methods: Renal function and allograft-survival rate for kidneys from NHB and HB donors were compared at 3 and 12 months.

Results: The outcomes of 276 renal transplants, 176 from HB donors and 100 from NHB III donors, allocated through the standard renal allocation system, Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System, and performed between February 1, 2001 and March 1, 2002 were compared.