[Intraoperative vascular fluorescence in cerebral glioblastomas and vascular histological features].

Unlabelled: 5-ALA intraoperative fluorescence is widely used in surgery of brain tumors for intraoperative demarcation of boundaries and more total resection because 5-ALA metabolites are not accumulated in the intact brain and vascular tissues. Given this fact, it was hypothesized that fluorescence of vessels in the immediate vicinity of a brain tumor may indicate their infiltration by tumor cells as a potential pathway for their dissemination and as a factor for continued tumor growth after surgery and adjuvant therapy.

Purpose: Identification of fluorescent vessels located near cerebral gliomas, with a histological description of their structure, relationships with the tumor, and potential invasion of the walls by tumor cells.

A Novel Ziegler⁻Natta-Type Catalytic System-TiCl₄/2,2'-Dimethoxy-1,1'-Binaphthalene/Et₃Al₂Cl₃/Bu₂Mg for Production of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Nascent Reactor Powders, Suitable for Solvent-Free Processing.

A series of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes with viscosity-average molecular weights in the range of 1.6⁻5.6 × 10⁶ have been prepared by using a novel Ziegler⁻Natta-type catalytic system-TiCl₄/2,2'-dimethoxy-1,1'-binaphthalene/Et₃Al₂Cl₃/Bu₂Mg at different temperatures () in the range between 10 and 70 °C in toluene.

[Intraoperative fluorescence diagnostics in surgery of intracranial meningiomas: analysis of 101 cases].

Unlabelled: Fluorescence diagnostics has been extensively applied in surgery of malignant brain gliomas. However, the use of this technique in surgery of intracranial meningiomas has remained controversial.

Objective: The study objective was to assess the sensitivity of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based (5-ALA) fluorescence diagnostics in surgery of brain meningiomas and to clarify the clinical and biological factors that may influence the fluorescent effect.

[Predominantly intraductal low-grade differentiated adenocarcinoma in young man with long time mask clinic of chronic pancreatitis].

The authors present the case of diagnosis of low-grade adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, a man 34 years old, a long time to mask clinic chronic pancreatitis. Laboratory and instrumental investigations, including tumor markers CD 19-9, CEA, ultrasound, CT, MRI showed no reliable data for the presence of tumor. On the other hand, a young man of 34 years present credible evidence of chronic pancreatitis, in the form of a typical pain, a significant increase in serum am- ylase and lipase, and the presence of parenchymal and ductal signs of pancreatitis in visual research methods.

Connexin-43 antibodies in intraoperative diagnosis of experimental poorly differentiated gliomas.

Fluorescent diagnosis was first proposed in the early XX century and has been used in neurosurgery for about 15 years. The method relies on selective accumulation of strongly fluorescent protoporphyrin IX in tumor cells. Over the past years, the method of intraoperative fluorescence diagnosis has occupied its niche in many neurosurgical clinics around the world and is now used for fast intraoperative diagnosis in brain tumor surgery.