Cell-in-cell phenomenon in urinary sediment: a case report.

The internalization of apoptotic cells by non-phagocytic cells has been observed in different tissues and could be an important mechanism for the elimination of dying cells. Here, we describe a probable event of phagocytosis of apoptotic cells mediated by urothelial cells in urinary sediment. A 90-years-old male patient was admitted unconscious to the hospital, visible signs included: pale skin and dry mucous membranes, presumptively diagnosed as dehydration.

von Hansemann Cells from Fresh Urine Sediment Samples in the Diagnosis of Malakoplakia.

Background: Malakoplakia is characterized by the presence of plaques with macrophages containing inclusion bodies. The diagnosis of this disease is carried out by biopsy of the lesion. The objective of this paper was to assess the value of fresh urine sediment in the diagnosis of malakoplakia.

Use of Sialic Acid as a Complementary Method in the Cytological Diagnosis: Preliminary Study.

Introduction: Cellular morphology does not allow, in many cases, to safely establish a diagnosis of malignancy or benignity. Sialic acid is found in the membranes of well-differentiated mature cells, normally located in the alpha-2,3 position. During tumor progression, changes occur in glycosylation of proteins and lipids, including alterations in the sialylation patterns of tumor cells.

[Quality of the exo-endocervical sampling in the prevention of uterine cervix cancer].

Cervical and vaginal cytology, Papanicolaou test (PAP), is the most effective test for screening of preneoplastic lesions, and cervical cancer prevention. Its sensitivity goes from 50 to 98%, according to different statistics, and this variation is related to the sampling procedure. A satisfactory smear should be taken from the transformation zone, the junction between endocervix and exocervix.

Correlation between the cytology of urine sediment in fresh sample and smears stained by Papanicolaou and Giemsa methods.

Background: Urine excreted by the body has a variable composition in different physiological and pathological conditions. The cells that come from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra are carried by the urine, and therefore, they can be observed in fresh samples and in smears with Giemsa and Papanicolaou stain.

Aim: The aim of this study was to show that high correlation that exists between the cytological examination of fresh urine samples and smears stained with Papanicolaou and Giemsa methods.

Argentophilic nucleolus organizer region as a proliferation marker in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 of the uterine cervix.

Aim: p16INK4a and argentophilic nucleolus organizer region (AgNOR) can be used as markers for progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN1) of the uterine cervix. Our objective was to study the predictive value of the AgNOR technique as a progression marker of CIN1 and its correlation with p16INK4A.

Material And Methods: One uterine cervix biopsy from each of 75 patients with diagnosis of CIN1 was selected.

A rare case of respiratory disorders associated with two autosomal recessive diseases and male infertility.

The study of nasal ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and ultrastructure may contribute to the understanding of pathognomonic cases of male infertility associated with defects in sperm motility. This study was designed to report a particular case of male infertility, characterized by the association of two respiratory autosomal recessive genetic diseases (alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency [AAT-D] and primary ciliary dyskinesia [PCD]). A 39-year-old patient with complete sperm immotility, AAT-D, and bronchiectasis was studied in the Laboratory of Male Fertility, the Department of Urology, the Respiratory Center of a Pediatric Hospital, and in the Department of Clinical Medicine of a Rehabilitation Respiratory Hospital.

In vivo antigenotoxic activity of watercress juice (Nasturtium officinale) against induced DNA damage.

The present study was carried out to investigate the genotoxicity as well as possible protective activity against damage induced by cyclophosphamide (CP) of the aqueous juice of watercress (Nasturtium officinale, W.T. Aiton) in vivo.

Urothelial cells in smears from cervix uteri.

Objectives: To establish the cytological criteria to identify the urothelial cells in cervical smears in order to avoid mistakes in the cytological diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: Cervical smears from 34 post menopausal women with vesicovaginal fistulas, advanced bladder prolapse and genital erosive lichen planes (vulvar kraurosis) (Group 1) and transitional cell metaplasia of the cervix (TCM, Group 2) were stained with Papanicolaou technique. The cervical samples were taken during the routine annual examination for prevention of the uterine cancer.

Usefulness of AgNOR technique and CEA expression in atypical metaplastic cells from cervical smears.

Objective: To evaluate the proliferating capacity of atypical metaplastic cells in cervical smears by AgNOR technique and image analysis and investigate the probable relation with squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) using immunocytochemical assay for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

Study Design: Eight cervical smears were stained with Papanicolaou stain for diagnosis of atypical metaplastic cells. After removal of the stain the smears were processed with a silver colloidal solution and the AgNOR area determined by image cytometry.