Search for dissertations about: "brush cytology"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words brush cytology.

2. 1. Cytogenetic studies of normal kidney tissue and renal cell carcinoma

   Author : Peter Elfving; Malmö (Abrahamsson) Urologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cytology; Klinisk genetik; Clinical genetics; nonneoplastic kidney tissue; renal cell carcinoma; trisomy 7; Cytogenetics; FISH; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer;

   Abstract : In the present thesis normal kidney tissue and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were studied by cytogenetic and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methods to investigate chromosomal aberrations. In the first study, 4 samples of nonneoplastic kidney tissue were cultured for cytogenetic analysis and trisomy 7 was found in all cases in 3-15% of the cells. READ MORE

4. 2. Endoscopic methods for detecting malignancy in patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis

   Author : Bo Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Ulcerative colitis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; cholangiocarcinoma; colorectal cancer; dysplasia; brush cytology; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ERCP .;

   Abstract : Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic ulcerative inflammatory bowel disease affecting the mucosa of the large intestine. UC patients have an increased risk for the development of colorectal cancer mainly associated with long duration and extensive involvement of the colitis. READ MORE

5. 3. Biliary strictures in primary sclerosing cholangitis : aspects on inflammation and malignancy

   Author : Erik von Seth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of bile ducts with development of fibrosis and strictures. The pathogenic mechanisms involved in this disease are insufficiently understood. READ MORE