[Analysis of the impact on the overall survival of laparoscopic Vs open nephroureterectomy in locally advanced upper tract urinary tumors (pT3-pT4).].

Objective: To compare the impact onoverall survival (OS) of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU) vs open nephroureterectomy (ONU) in patients with locally advanced upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (UTTCC) (pT3-pT4).

Material And Methods: Sixty-six patients underwent LNU/ONU at our institution between March 2001 and August 2016 (36 ONU and 30 LNU) with confirmed UTTCC diagnosis. Demographic, histological and survival variables were extracted.

Kaposi sarcoma of th e penis in anHIV-negative patient.

Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative disorder that ranges from a single indolent skin lesion to respiratory and gastrointestinal/visceral involvement. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in non-immunosuppressed patients. Nineteen cases of penile Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negative patients were reported in 2012.