2,146 research outputs found
"The love that made hell, paradise." Ouida re-writing the Paolo and Francesca theme in Held in Bondage
No full textThe bestselling Victorian author Ouida reveals in her novels, and, in particular, Held in Bondage, an extraordinary knowledge od Dante, by using characters and themes from the Commedia. The Paolo and Francesca theme actually constitutes part of the plot of the novel and is to be found in many of her other works, short stories and non-fiction writing
Imaging
No full textThe goal of male to female (MtoF) sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is to provide an aesthetically attractive and functional result, which permits the new female effortless intromission, preserving the potential for orgasm. Although many of these patients would benefi t from imaging investigation, either to plan SRS or to manage postoperative complications, imaging is not routinely performed in the standard clinical practice. This likely arises, at least in part, from the lack of confidence of most radiologists with the pelvic anatomy after genital reconfi guration and possible postoperative complications
Neoplasms of the Penis and Scrotum
No full textNeoplasms of the penis represent a significant health problem in developing countries. Primary malignant neoplasms of the penis include squamous cell carcinomas, sarcomas, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and lymphoma. Hemangioma, neurilemmoma, leiomyoma, neurofibroma, and schwannoma constitute benign neoplasms of the penis. Tumors of the tunicae and scrotal wall are rare. Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis, scrotal hemangioma, and granulosa cell tumor of the tunica albuginea may arise from tunica and scrotal wal
HERStory Makers 2023: Francesca Fotheringham
No full textFrancesca Fotheringham is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Edinburgh studying educational psychology with a focus on neurodiversity. She took part in HERStory Makers 2023.What is HERStory Makers?HERStory Makers is a social media competition for female-identifying early career researchers to share their research, their career journeys, and to inspire the next generation. Winners are selected by public vote. HERStory Makers is also part of EXPLORATHON, Scotland's contribution to European Researchers' Night.In 2022-23, EXPLORATHON Francescasupported by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council [grant number EP/X020762/1].Author contributions to contentFrancesca conceived, planned, and recorded the video content. Kirsty Ross edited the video content to insert HERStory Maker credits, added subtitles, and reduce video length to below Twitter/X limit of 2 mins and 20 secs.</p
Neoplasms of the Urethra
No full textUrethral cancer is a rare disease which may occur at any age but is observed more often during the seventh decade. It is usually considered more common in females, but a recent study shows in the United States an annual age-adjusted incidence rate of 4.3 per million men and 1.5 per million women. The incidence is higher in African Americans. Different histologic patterns of urethral tumors are recognized. The most common type of urethral malignancy is squamous cell carcinoma which accounts for about 80 % of cases in men and 60 % of cases in women. Transitional cell carcinoma is the second most common urethral malignancy in both sexes. In males, this lesion accounts for 15 % of total cases, in females for 20 % of patients. Other primary malignant tumors of the urethra are rare. Only sporadic cases of lymphoma, melanoma, and neuroendocrine tumors have been reported in the literatur
Renal Masses With Equivocal Enhancement at CT: Characterization With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
No full textThe purpose of this article is to retrospectively investigate in two radiology centers the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the characterization of renal masses with equivocal enhancement at CT (i.e., with a density increase of 10-20 HU between unenhanced and contrast-enhanced scans) not characterized with conventional ultrasound modes
Medicina illuminata. La Biblioteca Lancisiana di Roma
No full textL'articolo presenta i codici miniati della Biblioteca Lancisiana di Roma. La prima parte, del coautore, è dedicata alla Biblioteca. La seconda parte, di F. Manzari, tratta dei manoscritti miniati, costituiti da due codici con le opere di Avicenna e dal Liber fraternitatis della Confraternita dell'Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia a Roma.The article introduces the illuminated manuscripts of the Biblioteca Lancisiana in Rome. The first part of the article, by the co-author, is dedicated to the Library. The second part, by Francesca Manzari, illustrates the manuscipts; these are two manuscripts with the works of Avicenna and the Liber fraternitatis of the Confraternity of the Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome
Neoplasms of the Testis
No full textTesticular cancer accounts for about 1 % of all cancers in men. Malignant testicular tumors are divided into two main groups: germ cell tumors and non-germ cell tumors. Germ cell tumors are subdivided into two groups: seminomas and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors such as embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, teratoma, choriocarcinoma, and mixed germ cell tumor. Non-germ cell tumors consist of Leydig cell tumor, Sertoli cell tumor, granulosa cell tumors, fibroma–thecoma tumors, mixed sex cord–stromal tumors, lymphoma, leukemia, and metastases. Radiological evaluation of testicular tumors is mainly based on ultrasound findings. The main role of ultrasound examination is to distinguish intratesticular from extratesticular lesions, because the majority of the extratesticular masses are benign and intratesticular masses are more likely to be malignant. MRI has an advantage over ultrasound in distinguishing an intratesticular hematoma from a testicular neoplasm
Congenital and Acquired Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Penis and Scrotum
No full textA broad spectrum of congenital and acquired nonneoplastic disorders of the penis and scrotum can be encountered in clinical practice. The most conspicuous are those with ambiguity of the external genitalia such as true hermaphroditism, male pseudohermaphroditism, and female pseudohermaphroditism. The most common isolated abnormality of the penis is hypospadias. Other rare anomalies include epispadias, penile agenesis, diphallia, microphallus, penoscrotal transposition, penile cysts and webs, and complete penile corporal septation. Acquired nonneoplastic disorders of the penis include erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, priapism, penile scar and fibrosis, penile inflammation, and penile cyst
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