Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women?
Elevated triglyceride and VLDL levels in HTLV-1-infected women may be related to the predominance of HAM/TSP in women.
In post-chemotherapy seminoma residuals, a positive PET is highly predictive for the presence of viable tumour. The specificity of PET is significantly higher than that of CT when using a > or =3 cm cut-off. A negative PET scan is excellent for the exclusion of disease in lesions > or =3 cm, with a somewhat higher sensitivity than CT (n.s.). PET can contribute to the management of residual seminoma lesions, especially in terms of avoiding unnecessary additional treatment for patients with lesions > or =3 cm.