Publications by authors named "M D Kiviat"
Article Synopsis
- AMACR is a specific marker for prostate cancer, showing higher expression in malignant tissues compared to PSA, and can be detected in the blood of prostate cancer patients using real-time RT-PCR.!* -
- In a study of 163 patients, AMACR was found in a significant number of those with metastatic disease and some with organ-confined disease, indicating its potential to identify circulating tumor cells.!* -
- Preliminary results from urine samples also showed elevated AMACR levels, suggesting that real-time RT-PCR could be a useful tool for detecting and staging prostate cancer.
Two cases are described of atypical presentation of epididymitis requiring surgical exploration to rule out the presence of testicular tumor. In each case epididymal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of epididymitis, and the causative organism, Chlamydia trachomatis was identified by fluorescent monoclonal antibody technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultichannel urodynamic studies were done on 30 patients with incomplete bladder emptying secondary to suprasacral spinal cord lesions. In 11 patients fluoroscopy was done simultaneously. A single most important factor accounting for the increased residual urine was present in 21 cases: inadequate detrusor contraction in 10, sphincter dyssynergia in 6 and bladder neck obstruction in 5.
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