[Thymic hyperplasia following treatment for nephroblastoma].

Unlabelled: Thymic hyperplasia in response to stress is a well known phenomenon. Thymic hyperplasia has also been described after chemotherapeutic treatment for malignancies in children.

Case Report: A three-year-old girl was followed up from the age of 18 months for a left kidney nephroblastoma treated by combination of chemotherapy (vincristin, actinomycin and adriamycin) and surgery.

[Flow cytometric DNA analysis and cytology in diagnosis and prognosis of bladder tumors: preliminary results of a comparative study of bladder lavage].

Objective: To compare flow cytometric data (ploidy and proliferative activity or percentage SG2M-phase cells) to cytologic and histologic data of the bladder carcinomas.

Materials And Methods: Cytologic and flow cytometric analysis of DNA content were performed on 48 bladder washings: 28 bladder washings from patients being followed for urothelial carcinomas and 20 control washings from individuals undergoing cytoscopy for other reasons.

Results: Cytological sensitivity and specificity of bladder washing were 75% and 91% respectively.