Retrospective survey on 60 cases of abnormal morphology of fetus’ surface using 3-D ultrasound

12.127 pregnant women underwent an 3D-ultrasound examination in MEDIC from January 2001 to September 2002. 60 cases of fetal morphological abnormality were detected. These abnormalities were as follows: 15/60 anencephaly, 16/60 labial clef with or without palatine cleft, 7/60 lymphangioma in head and neck, 7/60 omphalocele, 4/60 meningocele, 4/60 laparochisis, 14/60 abnormalities of bone, 1/60 siamese brothers.

Relevance of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions[AgNORs] in improvement of the accuracy of routine urine cytology in bladder cancer

The argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions [AgNORs] were studied in urine specimens of 28 cases of bladder cancer and 29 non-malignant controls. Routine cytological examination and silver nitrate stain were used and the AgNORs were counted in 100 nuclei selected randomly in each specimen. While the routine cytology picked up 13 cases [46%], the AgNORs picked up 19 cases [66%]. The AgNORs count was 4.64 in positive cases, while it showed count below 2.1 in control. The AgNORs count was higher in cases than in control [in those negative specimens by routine cytology]. In conclusion, AgNORs which is a simple subjective method can improve the accuracy of routine cytology