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How healthy are clones and their progeny: 5 years of field experience by Panarace, M., Agüero, J.I., Garrote, M., Jauregui, G., Segovia, A., Cané, L., Gutiérrez, J., Marfil, M., Rigali, F., Pugliese, M., Young, S., Lagioia, J., Garnil, C., Forte Pontes, J.E., Ereno Junio, J.C., Mower, S., Medina, M.

“…There is considerable concern regarding the health of cloned cattle and their safety as a source of food. The objective was to summarize 5 years of commercial…”
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The frequency of carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the prostate in young male patients by Sakr, W A, Haas, G P, Cassin, B F, Pontes, J E, Crissman, J D

“…The incidence of clinically detected prostate cancer is increasing with more frequent diagnosis in younger male patients. Whether this represents a genuine…”
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Limited role of radionuclide bone scintigraphy in patients with prostate specific antigen elevations after radical prostatectomy by Cher, M L, Bianco, Jr, F J, Lam, J S, Davis, L P, Grignon, D J, Sakr, W A, Banerjee, M, Pontes, J E, Wood, Jr, D P

“…Bone scintigrams of patients with increasing serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy are only rarely positive. We identify clinical…”
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The Surgical Learning Curve for Prostate Cancer Control After Radical Prostatectomy by Vickers, Andrew J., Bianco, Fernando J., Serio, Angel M., Eastham, James A., Schrag, Deborah, Klein, Eric A., Reuther, Alwyn M., Kattan, Michael W., Pontes, J. Edson, Scardino, Peter T.

“…Background The learning curve for surgery—i.e., improvement in surgical outcomes with increasing surgeon experience—remains primarily a theoretical concept;…”
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in bladder washes from bladder cancer patients predicts pathological stage and grade by F J Bianco, Jr, D C Gervasi, R Tiguert, D J Grignon, J E Pontes, J D Crissman, R Fridman, D P Wood, Jr

“…The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), in particular the gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) have been associated with tumor cell invasion and metastasis in many…”
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Grading the invasive component of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and its relationship with progression-free survival by JIMENEZ, R. E, GHEILER, E, OSKANIAN, P, TIGUERT, R, SAKR, W, WOOD, D. P, PONTES, J. E, GRIGNON, D. J

“…Although grading is valuable prognostically in pTa and pT1 papillary urothelial carcinoma, it is unclear whether it provides any prognostic information when…”
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High levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) expression are associated with poor outcome in invasive bladder cancer by GRIGNON, D. J, SAKR, W, TOTH, M, RAVERY, V, ANGULO, J, SHAMSA, F, PONTES, J. E, CRISSMAN, J. C, FRIDMAN, R

“…The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) have been associated with tumor invasion and metastasis in many…”
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Outcome of palliative urinary diversion in the treatment of advanced malignancies by Shekarriz, Bijan, Shekarriz, Hodjat, Upadhyay, Jyoti, Banerjee, Mousumi, Becker, Herman, Edson Pontes, J., Wood, David P.

“…BACKGROUND It is unclear whether palliative endourologic or percutaneous urinary diversion in the treatment of advanced cancer provides significant improvement…”
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Prostate cancer biochemical recurrence stage for stage is more frequent among African-American than white men with locally advanced but not organ-confined disease by Powell, Isaac J, Banerjee, Mousumi, Novallo, Mary, Sakr, Wael, Grignon, David, Wood, David P, Pontes, J.Edson

“…Objectives. To determine whether outcome differences between African-American men (AAM) and white men with prostate cancer (PCa) will still be present if we…”
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Lymph node size does not correlate with the presence of prostate cancer metastasis by Tiguert, Rabi, Gheiler, Edward L, Tefilli, Marcos V, Oskanian, Peter, Banerjee, Mousumi, Grignon, David J, Sakr, Wael, Pontes, J.Edson, Wood, David P

“…Objectives. To determine whether lymph node size is a surrogate marker for lymph node metastasis. Methods. We reviewed 980 patients who underwent radical…”
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High flow malignant priapism with isolated metastasis to the corpora cavernosa by Dubocq, Francisco M., Tefilli, Marcos V., Grignon, David J., Pontes, J.E., Dhabuwala, C.B.

“…Malignant priapism is a rare disease with only 88 reported cases. We present a case of a patient with priapism secondary to isolated metastasis to corpora…”
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Predictors For Maximal Outcome in Patients Undergoing Salvage Surgery For Radio-Recurrent Prostate Cancer by Gheiler, Edward L, Tefilli, Marcos V, Tiguert, Rabi, Grignon, David, Cher, Michael L, Sakr, Wael, Pontes, J.Edson, Wood, David P

“…Objectives. To determine preradiation and preoperative clinical staging and postoperative pathologic factors that can predict disease-free survival in patients…”
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Management of primary urethral cancer by Gheiler, Edward L, Tefilli, Marcos V, Tiguert, Rabi, de Oliveira, J.Gomes, Pontes, J.Edson, Wood, David P

“…Objectives. To determine the best therapeutic approach for treatment of patients with urethral cancer according to tumor location and clinical-pathologic…”
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Allelic loss in locally metastatic, multisampled prostate cancer by SAKR, W. A, MACOSKA, J. A, BENSON, P, GRIGNON, D. J, WOLMAN, S. R, PONTES, J. E, CRISSMAN, J. D

“…In order to determine whether retention or loss of potential tumor suppressor loci that map to 8p, 10q, or 16q reflect genetic relationships among prostatic…”
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Prognostic indicators in patients with seminal vesicle involvement following radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer by Tefilli, M V, Gheiler, E L, Tiguert, R, Banerjee, M, Sakr, W, Grignon, D J, Pontes, J E, Wood, Jr, D P

“…We identify prognostic factors in patients with seminal vesicle involvement and negative lymph nodes following radical prostatectomy for clinically localized…”
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Should Gleason score 7 prostate cancer be considered a unique grade category? by Tefilli, Marcos V, Gheiler, Edward L, Tiguert, Rabi, Sakr, Wael, Grignon, David J, Banerjee, Mousumi, Pontes, J.Edson, Wood, David P

“…Objectives. To evaluate pathologic characteristics and biochemical survival rate differences between patients with Gleason score 6 or less, 7, and 8 or more…”
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Prognostic implications of a positive apical margin in radical prostatectomy specimens by Fesseha, T, Sakr, W, Grignon, D, Banerjee, M, Wood, Jr, D P, Pontes, J E

“…We evaluated the prognostic implication of a positive surgical margin at the prostatic apex to define the risk of failure after radical prostatectomy. Radical…”
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Results of a clinical care pathway for radical prostatectomy patients in an open hospital - multiphysician system by Gheiler, E L, Lovisolo, J A, Tiguert, R, Tefilli, M V, Grayson, T, Oldford, G, Powell, I J, Famiglietti, G, Banerjee, M, Pontes, J E, Wood, Jr, D P

“…The object of this study was to evaluate the results of a comprehensive clinical care pathway (CCP) aimed at reducing the length of hospitalization and overall…”
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of 8p allelic loss and chromosome 8 instability in human prostate cancer by MACOSKA, J. A, TRYBUS, T. M, SAKR, W. A, WOLF, M. C, BENSON, P. D, POWELL, I. J, PONTES, J. E

“…Cytogenetic and molecular biological studies have demonstrated deletion of sequences that map to the short arm of chromosome 8 (8p) in tumors from several…”
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Salvage surgery for radiation failure in prostate cancer by Pontes, J E, Montie, J, Klein, E, Huben, R

“…Salvage surgery was done in 43 patients who did not respond to radiation therapy of prostate cancer between 1982-1991. Thirty-five patients underwent salvage…”
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