The etiology of breast cancer involves a complex interplay of various factors, including
genetic alterations. Many studies have been devoted to the identification and …

Cancer of the bladder is the fifth most common type of cancer in the United States, with an
annual incidence of approximately 18 cases per 100,000 or more than 50,000 new cases …

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this classic three-volume work is a comprehensive,
user-friendly reference on all surgical and medical aspects of urology. The first two volumes …

Renal-cell carcinomas (RCC) are clinically, histologically and cytogenetically very
heterogeneous. The present histological WHO classification shows no clear correlation …

The somatic mutation theory of tumorigenesis states that mutations are necessary for tumor
development. On the other hand, acquired, clonal chromosomal alterations are occasionally …

Chromosome analysis of solid tumors is becoming an increasingly useful tool to help
establish a correct diagnosis and to provide prognostically important information …

Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a new methodology which can be used to detect
cytogenetic anomalies within interphase tumor cells. We used this technique to identify …

A review of chromosomal analyses of human lung carcinomas is presented. Karyotypic
studies have revealed multiple cytogenetic changes in most small cell lung carcinomas …

PURPOSE: Metanephric adenoma has recently been recognized as a unique renal tumor
characterized by an unusual degree of cellular differentiation and maturation. We recently …

There are three nearly ubiquitous genomic “imbalances” in prostate cancer cells: 1) loss of
sequences from the short arm of chromosomes 8, 2) loss of sequences from the long arm of …