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Wilms' tumor is rare in adults. Its histology, grading and staging are identical to those in children. Investigators agree on a combined modality approach in the treatment of adult Wilms' tumor (AWT), but differ on how aggressive it should be.

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The continuous interleaved sampling (CIS) strategy is a promising sound processing strategy for multichannel cochlear implants which provides immediate improvements in speech recognition when tested on Ineraid users: patients with only a few hours of experience (in laboratory testing) with the CIS strategy score better than with the Ineraid prosthesis they used since they, were implanted. The goal of this study was to evaluate the benefits that can be gained by the use of the new strategy in every day life. Two patients, implanted with the Ineraid multichannel cochlear implant, were equipped with a portable numerical processor programmed to implement a high rate CIS strategy.

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Ovarian sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma.

Virchows Arch

September 1995

Institute of Clinical Pathology, Geneva Cantonal University Hospital, Switzerland.

Sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma (SEC) is a rare ovarian neoplasm occurring almost exclusively in post-menopausal patients. We studied a 71-year-old patient who underwent a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for a right ovarian mass measuring 25 cm in its maximal dimension. Histology revealed an SEC, featuring foci of typical endometrioid carcinoma and areas of clear cell differentiation.

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