Determination of natural radioactivity levels in soil and travertine of the region of Tokat and Sivas, Turkey

WOS: 000429070100015In this study, the environmental radioactivity measurements for Tokat and Sivas provinces in the northeast of Turkey were performed. Using gamma ray spectrometry, the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil and travertine samples (Th-232, Ra-226, and K-40) were determined. The annual effective dose equivalent, the absorbed doses rate in air, the radium equivalent, and the external hazard index were obtained from these activities. The activity concentrations vary from 9.09 to 17.04 Bq kg(-1) for Th-232, from 36.53 to 76.95 Bq kg(-1) for Ra-226, and from 216.56 to 576.59 Bq kg(-1) for K-40 in soil samples. The activity concentrations in travertines vary from 15.99 to 21.01 Bq kg(-1) for Th-232, from 19.89 to 67.71 Bq kg(-1) for Ra-226, and from 179.89 to 314.43 Bq kg(-1) for K-40. The average dose rate in air for soil and travertine samples was 43.41 and 41.05 nGy h(-1) respectively. The obtained results are presented and compared with other studies, and the results of this study are lower than the international recommended value (55 nGy h(-1)) given by UNSCEAR (2000). The results show that the region has a background radiation level within the natural limits.Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Department (BAP)Gaziosmanpasa University [24/2013]This work is supported by Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Department (BAP) under project no. 24/2013

Data for: BLUE Protocol Ultrasonography in the ED Patients Presenting With Acute Dyspnea

This file includes the baseline characteristics and ultrasonographic findings of all the consecutive dyspneic patient admitted to our emergency department (Gazi University School of Medicine)THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Intraglomerular microlesions in renal angiomyolipoma

A unique case of bilateral multiple intrarenal angiomyolipomas in a 81-year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis is reported. The microscopic examination showed peculiar intraglomerular microlesions, epithelioid areas, microscopic foci of renal cell carcinoma and renal cysts, and the classical features of angiomyolipoma lesion. HMB-45 positivity was detected within some nodules and epithelioid areas. Intraglomerular microlesions were composed of adipose and smooth-muscle cells within the glomerular capillary tuft. These lesions, which were continuous with the capillary tuft, did not show any attachment to the Bowman's capsule. These findings suggest that these are not a consequence of an infiltration from the outside but were originated from inside the glomerulus. The simultaneous presence of multiple angiomyolipoma nodules either inside or outside the glomeruli, multifocality and bilaterality of these lesions, together with the HMB-45 positivity and the finding of scattered epithelioid areas supports the theory that there is a progenitor cell giving origin to all these lesions, the cell which has been named as perivascular epithelioid fell by most authors. HUM PATHOL 31:1325-1328, Copyright (C) 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company

Can renal oncocytoma be differentiated from its renal mimics? The utility of anti-mitochondrial, caveolin 1, CD63 and cytokeratin 14 antibodies in the differential diagnosis

Among the epithelial renal tumours with eosinophilic cytoplasm, the main differential diagnostic problem arises between renal oncocytomas (ROs) and eosinophilic variants of chromophobe renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). We investigated the possible role of anti-mitochondrial (AMA), anti-caveolin 1 (CAV1), anti-CD63 (CD63) and anti-cytokeratin 14 (CK14) antibodies in the differential diagnosis of eosinophilic epithelial tumours and applied the Muller and Mowry modification of Hale's colloidal iron stain (HCI). Thirty-five ROs and 77 eosinophilic RCCs (27 chromophobe, 28 clear cell and 22 papillary RCCs) were included in this study. Apical and/or polar CD63 immunostaining (94%) and diffuse AMA (91%) and CAV1 (88%) immunostainings were the characteristics of ROs, whereas diffuse CD63 immunostaining (96%) and diffuse-peripheral AMA (96%) and CAV1 (92%) immunostainings were characteristic immunohistochemical features of eosinophilic chromophobe RCCs. We showed CK14 antibody not to be useful in the differential diagnosis of the eosinophilic epithelial renal tumours. The staining localisations with AMA, CAV1 and CD63 antibodies were significantly different between tumour groups. AMA had 96% sensitivity and 94% specificity, whereas CAV1 had 92% sensitivity and 97% specificity in diagnosing chromophobe RCCs. With HCI staining, ROs, showing apical and/or polar staining, could be differentiated from chromophobe RCCs, showing diffuse cytoplasmic staining. HCI had fairly low (69%) sensitivity and 100% specificity, whereas CD63 had 95% sensitivity and 100% specificity to diagnose ROs. We recommend using CD63 as the best marker of choice for distinguishing ROs from eosinophilic chromophobe RCCs when standard diagnostic criteria are not helpful

Prenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of Multicystic Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma

The authors report an unusual presentation of congenital mesoblastic nephroma as a multilocular cystic renal lesion. Prenatal sonography revealed a unilateral, encapsulated, multilocular cytic mass with solid components measuring 5.7 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm in the left renal fossa. There was no increase in vascularity and no signs of hydrops fetalis. On the forth postnatal day left-sided radical nephrectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed cellular type congenital mesoblastic nephroma. A multicystic appearance is rare as the vast majority of prenatally diagnosed congenital mesoblastic nephroma cases presented in the literature are of the classic type with solid homogenous or heterogenous appearence. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound41:59-61, 201

Arterial changes in paediatric haemodialysis patients undergoing renal transplantation

Background. The relationship between primary renal disease and arterial wall changes in paediatric haemodialysis patients has been little studied. The aim of the present work was to determine the influence of primary renal disease on arterial wall pathology in uraemic paediatric patients

Crescentic glomerulonephritis in a child with infective endocarditis

Renal manifestations associated with infective endocarditis (IE) may present with different clinical patterns, and the most common renal histopathological finding is diffuse proliferative and exudative type of glomerulonephritis, leading to hematuria and/or proteinuria. Renal failure due to crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN) in children with IE is a very rare condition. We report here a 6-year-old boy, who had a history of cardiac surgery for pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect, presenting with the clinical findings of IE and hematuria associated with renal failure due to CGN. He was treated with a combination of intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone pulses and appropriate antibiotics, but also received one dose of IV cyclophosphamide. Complete serological, biochemical, and clinical improvement was achieved after 2 months of follow-up. Antibiotic therapy is the essential part of the treatment of IE-associated glomerulonephritis; however, this case also highlights the importance of aggressive immunosuppressive therapy to suppress the immunological process related with infection in this life-threatening condition leading to renal failure