Browsing by Subject "prostate cancer"
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Abnormal expression of MDM2 in prostate carcinoma
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001-05-01)Mutation of p53 is rare in localized prostate carcinoma the oncoprotein MDM2, whose gene has a response element for p53, promotes the degradation of p53 protein and inhibits its transcriptional activation of genes related ...
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Análise do proteoglicano glipicam e a via de sinalização wnt: seu papel no câncer de próstata
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-06-30)Prostate cancer development proceeds through a multiple steps to reach advanced metastasis. Identifying the signaling pathway involved in this cascade, which initiates at the cell surface microenvironment, could lead to ...
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Differences among patients undergoing perineal or retropubic radical prostatectomy in pain and perioperative variables: a prospective study
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-11-01)OBJECTIVETo compare pain in the first 24 h, the perioperative variables and the histopathological results among patients who had perineal (PRP) and retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), in a randomized trial.PATIENTS and ...
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Low frequency of human papillomavirus detection in prostate tissue from individuals from Northern Brazil
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 2009-07-01)The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) was evaluated in 65 samples of prostate tumours and six samples of prostates with benign prostatic hyperplasia from individuals from Northern Brazil. We used a highly sensitive ...
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Pharmacokinetic Assessment of the Uptake of 16 beta-F-18-Fluoro-5 alpha-Dihydrotestosterone (FDHT) in Prostate Tumors as Measured by PET
(Soc Nuclear Medicine Inc, 2010-02-10)The aim of this study was to develop a clinically applicable non-invasive method to quantify changes in androgen receptor (AR) levels based on F-18-16 beta-fluoro-5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (F-18-FDHT) PET in prostate ...
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A possible anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic effect of irradiated riboflavin in solid tumours
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-12-08)Riboflavin is a potent photosensitizer as well as part of the vitamin B complex. Recently we demonstrated that the products generated by irradiation of riboflavin have potential as anti-leukaemic therapy. the possible ...
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Prostate-Specific Antigen testing in men between 40 and 70 years in Brazil: database from a check-up program
(Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia, 2014-12-01)Objectives To evaluate the PSA in a large population of Brazilian men undergone to check up, and correlate the PSA cutoffs with prostate size and urinary symptoms. Materials and Methods This is a cross sectional study ...
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PSA screening for prostate cancer
(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2017)Screening of prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a highly controversial issue. One part of the controversy is due to the confusion between population screening and early diagnosis, another derives from ...
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Rectal injury in radical perineal prostatectomy
(Pensiero Scientifico Editor, 2007-11-01)To report our experience in treating patients with rectal injury with radical perineal prostatectomy. Methods: Medical charts of 176 patients submitted to radical perineal prostatectomy from 1996 to 2005 were reviewed to ...