In vitro effects of platinum compounds on renal cellular respiration in mice.

Background: Cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin are structurally-related compounds, which are commonly used in cancer therapy. Cisplatin (Platinol(®)) has Boxed Warning stating: "Cumulative renal toxicity associated with PLATINOL is severe", while carboplatin and oxaliplatin are less nephrotoxic. These drugs form platinum adducts with cellular DNA.

Mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells: a case report.

Mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells is rare, and comprises less that 2% of breast carcinoma cases. Herein, we present a case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent breast lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy for a solitary well defined breast tumor. Histological examination revealed an invasive tumor composed of ducts, small nests and cribriform formations intermixed with a prominent osteoclast like giant cell component.

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma-Waldenström macroglobulinemia: an unusual presentation in ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterine cervix.

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is an indolent malignancy of B cells and plasma cells. The disease presents in the adults with bone marrow and lymph nodes involvement. Extranodal involvement is rare but has been reported in spleen and liver.