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INTRODUCTION: Testicular lymphoma is a rare illness with peculiar characteristics but with a poor prognosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We evaluated 32 patients retrospectively studying their epidemiologic characteristics, hematologic values, histologic type, metastasis sites, the treatment given and the survival. We compared our results with international reports and we think that prospective studies are needed for better conclusions. RESULTS: The average of age was 45-years-old, with more than the half of patients with clinical stage IV at the moment of the diagnosis, the histiocitic pathology was the most frequent, and the time of survival was 39,543 +/- 14,451 months and the time in which the 50% of the patients die is 15 +/- 7,025 months. CONCLUSIONS: This is a rare disease, with a very poor prognosis, with a time of survival of 39,543 +/- 14,451 months and the time in which the 50% of the patients die is 15 +/- 7,025 months.
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Linfoma , Neoplasias Testiculares , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Lactente , Linfoma/diagnóstico , Linfoma/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Peru , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Testiculares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Testiculares/terapia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Desde julio de 2004 hasta marzo de 2005 se reclutaron 114 pacientes con indicación de biopsia de próstata bajo guía ecográfica los cuales se dividieron en dos grupos según la colocación o no de xilocaína gel al 2 por ciento intrarrectal antes del procedimiento. Se comparó el dolor que sintieron durante la biopsia a través de una escala de dolor. No hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre los pacientes a quienes se colocó anestésico local frente a quienes no se les colocó. Por otro lado, el dolor fue mayor cuando se usó una aguja esterilizada que cuando se usó una aguja nueva.
From July 2004 until March 2005 we prospectively studied 114 patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate. Patients were divided in two groups: intrarectal 2 percent lidocaine gel was used prior to biopsy in one of the groups. We compared the pain that patients felt during the procedure using a pain scale. We did not find differences between both groups, but the patients in whom we used a new needle felt less pain than the patients in whom we used a reesterilized one.