A high GMI was associated with favorable efficacy outcomes in patients treated with trabectedin. Further research is needed to assess GMI as an indicator in this setting.

Between April 1976 and December 1980, 373 patients with stab wounds of the abdomen were seen in our emergency room. Of 47 cases (12.6 per cent) in which renal penetration was confirmed nonoperative management was selected in 34 (70.2 per cent), with no further sequelae in 28 (82 per cent). The site of abdominal penetration was posterior to the anterior axillary line in 30 successful conservatively managed patients (88 per cent). The site of abdominal wound penetration in conjunction with clinical stability may avoid unnecessary renal explorations.

A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is reported. The role of infectious agents and the embryologic formation in relation to the malignancy are discussed. Diagnosis of this rare malignancy rests on a high degree of suspicion, coupled with radiologic and cytologic procedures.

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