Case Report: Testicular Sarcoidosis: The Diagnostic Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Review of the Literature.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease histologically characterized by non-caseating epithelioid granulomas and multinucleated giant cells; the etiology is still uncertain, and likely related to a complex interplay between environmental and genetic factors. The genitourinary system is affected in fewer than 0.2% of all clinically diagnosed cases of sarcoidosis and in 5% of those identified in autopsy studies.

Unusual metastatic localization to the kidney of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.

Case Presentation:: A 55-year-old man with a history of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx with laterocervical lymph node metastases 6 years before (and treated with chemoradiation) presented with flank pain and hematuria. Computed tomography scan found a renal lesion, with radiological features more suspicious for primitive renal neoplasia. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination after surgical excision revealed a basaloid squamous cell carcinoma involving renal parenchyma.

The impact of a structured intensive modular training in the learning curve of robot assisted radical prostatectomy.

Aim: The success of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) is mainly due to his relatively short learning curve. Twenty cases are needed to reach a "4 hours-proficiency". However, to achieve optimal functional outcomes such as urinary continence and potency recovery may require more experience.

Evaluating the effect of time from prostate cancer diagnosis to radical prostatectomy on cancer control: Can surgery be postponed safely?

Objective: To test the prognostic role of treatment delay in patients affected by prostate cancer (PCa).

Materials And Methods: The study included 2,653 patients treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) at a single institution between 2006 and 2011. The evaluated outcomes were biochemical recurrence (BCR) and clinical recurrence (CR).

Erectile Function Recovery After Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer: Is Back to Baseline Status Enough for Patient Satisfaction?

Introduction: Several definitions of erectile function (EF) recovery after bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (BNSRP) have been proposed based on the results of the International Index of EF (IIEF).

Aim: We aimed at evaluating overall satisfaction (OS) after BNSRP according to the ability to achieve the pretreatment EF.

Methods: We evaluated data of 652 patients treated with BNSRP for clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa).

Timing of blood transfusion and not ABO blood type is associated with survival in patients treated with radical cystectomy for nonmetastatic bladder cancer: Results from a single high-volume institution.

Introduction And Objectives: Perioperative transfusions have been recently associated to poor outcomes as an indirect consequence of immune-hematological changes related to transfusion itself and blood type. We tested the role of blood transfusion on cancer-specific mortality (CSM) and overall mortality (OM), considering the effect of ABO system, Rh factor, and timing of transfusions.

Materials And Methods: The study focused on 728 patients with bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy at a single tertiary care referral center between January 1995 and August 2013 with complete ABO blood type information.

Preoperative Favorable Characteristics in Bladder Cancer Patients Cannot Substitute the Necessity of Extended Lymphadenectomy During Radical Cystectomy: A Sensitivity Curve Analysis.

Objective: To investigate the staging of lymphadenectomy during radical cystectomy (RC) due to bladder cancer. No data exist about the possibility to limit the extension of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) on the basis of preoperative or intraoperative parameters without losing accuracy in the staging procedure.

Materials And Methods: Between 1995 and 2012, 1016 RC due to bladder cancer were performed at a single tertiary care institution.