Diagnostic challenges of renal medullary carcinoma and the role for cytologic assessment: Case report and literature review.

Background: Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a diagnostically challenging, aggressive primary renal malignancy associated with abysmal survival. Delays in diagnosis contribute to most patients having diffusely metastatic disease at the time of initial presentation.

Methods: We present the case of a 13-year-old African American male with sickle cell trait who presented with a renal mass and hematuria.

MRI depiction of fetal brain abnormalities.

Intracranial abnormalities are commonly suspected findings on antenatal ultrasound that require evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging. This review depicts multiple abnormalities imaged as a means to guide clinicians in proper diagnosis.

A comprehensive institutional overview of intrathecal nusinersen injections for spinal muscular atrophy.

Background: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal-recessive neuromuscular disorder resulting in progressive muscle weakness. In December 2016, the U.S.

Internet search trends analysis tools can provide real-time data on kidney stone disease in the United States.

Objectives: To evaluate the utility of using Internet search trends data to estimate kidney stone occurrence and understand the priorities of patients with kidney stones. Internet search trends data represent a unique resource for monitoring population self-reported illness and health information-seeking behavior.

Methods: The Google Insights for Search analysis tool was used to study searches related to kidney stones, with each search term returning a search volume index (SVI) according to the search frequency relative to the total search volume.