Translocation renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a family of rare tumors recently identified in the pediatric and young adult population. We report the first case of a young woman from French West Indies with sickle cell anemia who developed a translocation RCC t(6;11)(p21;q12). Usually people with the sickle cell condition are known to develop renal medullary carcinoma (RMC). To our knowledge, this is the first case described in the literature of a translocation RCC associated with sickle cell disease. Here we discuss the relation between translocation RCC, RMC, and sickle cell disease.
Anemia, Sickle Cell* ; Carcinoma, Medullary ; Carcinoma, Renal Cell* ; Female ; Hemoglobin, Sickle ; Humans ; Kidney Neoplasms ; West Indies ; Young Adult

Comparison of pancreaticoduodenal transplants (PDT) and duct-ligated pancreas transplant (DLPT) were performed using syngeneic and allogeneic studies in rats. Both DLPT and PDT allogeneic grafts showed mild rejection. DLPT groups showed disorganized pathology and acini replaced by fat. Eventually, massive fibrosis was seen in the Islets of Langerhans, as well as rejection cellular infiltrates. In both PDT groups, normal histology was observed in the same period. Thus the effect of duct occlusion is highly detrimental for the grafts.
Animals ; Graft Rejection/pathology ; Ligation/adverse effects ; Pancreas/*pathology ; Pancreas Transplantation/*adverse effects ; Pancreatic Ducts/surgery ; Postoperative Period ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred Lew ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Transplantation, Homologous ; Transplantation, Isogeneic

This study was conducted by consecutively transplanting spleens, which had gonads implanted previously. A total of 84 cases for infantile testicles and 106 cases for ovarian follicles were performed. In the case of ovarian implants, the results were determined by the total number of follicle implants. A modified spleen transplantation technique called double implantation of ovarian follicles was applied to increase the amount of the implants. In this technique, an extra spleen is implanted into the potential donor so that the ovarian follicles can be implanted to two different spleens, doubling the amount of implants. Through consecutive spleen transplantation, we observed the results beyond a typical rat's life span. In many of these cases, we found more aggressive forms of malignant tumor, seminoma and dysgerminoma. We present the results and discuss possible pathogenic mechanisms of tumor formation.
Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Female ; Male ; Ovarian Neoplasms/*etiology ; Ovary/*transplantation ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred Lew ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Spleen/*surgery/*transplantation ; Testicular Neoplasms/*etiology/pathology ; Testis/*transplantation ; *Transplantation, Heterotopic