1/997. Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix with involvement of multiple pelvic nodes--A successfully treated case by multimodal approach.Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix is very rare and is usually associated with dismal prognosis if treated by conventional surgery and radiotherapy even in early stage disease. This tumor is characterized by early lymphatic and hematogenous spread. Only one successfully treated case of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix with dissemination to the pelvic nodes had been reported before in the literature. We are reporting a case of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix with multiple pelvic nodal metastases including the common iliac nodes, which had been successfully treated with a multimodal approach including radical hysterectomy, pelvic/para-aortic lymphadenectomy, and postoperative chemotherapy using cisplatin-etoposide combinations and pelvic irradiation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = carcinoma, small cell (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/997. Ileal metastasis in cervical carcinoma: a case report.A patient with adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix, who presented with partial intestinal obstruction and a macroscopically normal cervix, is reported. The literature is reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.70069248631592keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/997. Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: report of a case.Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma is a recently described form of adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix, which apparently affects young women and seems to have a favorable course with an excellent prognosis. We report on a case of villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma in a 26-year-old woman. The patient was treated by conization alone and is disease free after a 40-month follow-up.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.98096948084229keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/997. Unexplained decrease in measured oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry following injection of Lymphazurin 1% (isosulfan blue) during a lymphatic mapping procedure.A rare case of alteration in measured pulse oximetry during a lymphatic mapping procedure for cervical carcinoma is reported. Over a 5-min period following injection of perilesional Lymphazurin 1% dye (3 ml total), a profound pulse oximetry desaturation was observed. Concomitant arterial blood gas determinations confirmed patient's well-being. Interaction of this agent's absorptive spectroscopy and wavelengths used to measure oxygen saturation by commercial pulse oximetry devices is suspected.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14013849726318keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/997. The use of fluconazole as a local irrigant for nephrostomy tubes.OBJECTIVES: Few data exist concerning the combined use of fluconazole systemically and as an irrigant for nephrostomy tubes in a patient with renal candidiasis. The patient described here presented with renal fungal balls obstructing the drainage of urine from her nephrostomy tubes. methods: Twelve months after chemoradiation for a stage IIB squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix, a 35-year-old woman presented with renal obstruction necessitating insertion of ureteral stents. After 6 months of chemotherapy, the patient developed uremia. After nephrostomy tubes were placed, renal candidiasis was noted, and fluconazole was begun systemically. When the renal candidiasis failed to clear, nephrostomy tube irrigations were begun. RESULTS: Fourteen days of therapy with fluconazole resulted in the resolution of the uremia. The patient died 6 months later with her nephrostomy tubes in situ and without evidence of candidiasis in her urinary tract. CONCLUSIONS: The patient described was successfully treated without having to remove her nephrostomy tubes. Two other authors have reported the successful use of fluconazole irrigation to treat candidiasis in nephrostomy tubes that was unresponsive to systemic fluconazole. Before the appearance of these reports, the best results were obtained with removal of the catheter in renal candidiasis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14013849726318keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/997. Exfoliative cytology of a lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in a cervical smear. A case report.BACKGROUND: Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the cervix (LELC) is cytologically identical to its counterparts at other sites, such as the nasopharynx. LELC can be suspected on a cervical cytologic smear. The differential diagnosis includes nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma with prominent stromal inflammation, carcinoma with intense stromal eosinophilia, glassy cell carcinoma, malignant lymphoma (especially lymphoepitheloid-Lennerts lymphoma) and metastatic Schmincke-Regaud tumor. CASE: A 55-year-old female presented with an ulcerated endophytic tumor in the cervix. Exfoliative cytology showed uniform, large tumor cells, often associated with inflammatory cells, with round or oval nuclei and one or more prominent nucleoli. The cytoplasm was finely granular to flocculent, and the nuclei were uniformly vesicular. The chromatin was peripherally marginated. The cell borders were indistinct. There was no evidence of dyskeratotic or keratinized cells, koilocytes or glandlike formations. These findings were highly suspicious for LELC and were confirmed by biopsy. flow cytometry showed dna aneuploidy, with a dna index of 1.08. in situ hybridization was negative for human papillomavirus 16 and 18. CONCLUSION: LELC of the uterine cervix has cytologic features that are sufficiently characteristic for a specific cytologic diagnosis. The diagnosis, nevertheless, has to be proven by histology.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1211079781055keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/997. Reducing the error rate in Papanicolaou smears. One laboratory's experience with the PAPNET system.False-negative Papanicolaou smears not only endanger the patient's life, but may also lead to legal problems for the clinician. The PAPNET interactive computerized system has been shown to reduce the false-negative rate in the author's laboratory, and disclosed the presence of atypical or cancerous cells in prior false-negative smears in a number of patients with invasive carcinoma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14013849726318keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/997. Rapid progression of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix after hyperbaric oxygenation.The role of hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of radiation-induced sequelae and chronic ulcer is well established. On the contrary, a possible cancer-causing or growth-enhancing effect by hyperbaric oxygenation was highly controversial. Herein, we present a 55-year-old Chinese woman with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix on her left inguinal area. She received concurrent chemoradiation therapy followed by radical inguinal lymphadenectomy due to persistent tumor mass. The patient was complicated with severe radiation fibrosis and unhealed wounds, so she was treated with hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO). However, the patient died of complications of the disease after completing HBO therapy I month later and autopsy of the patient showed carcinomatosis of the abdominal cavity and lower abdominal wall. Because previous studies have been inconclusive regarding the effect of HBO on tumor cells, we reviewed the possible relation between the HBO and tumor cells.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.84083098357911keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/997. Intra-abdominal angiosarcomatosis after radiotherapy.BACKGROUND: We report a case of a 61-year-old Japanese woman who developed intra-abdominal angiosarcomatosis 20 years after receiving radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. methods AND RESULTS: The surgically resected portion of the ileum showed diffuse proliferating angiosarcoma, with irregular channels lined by atypical vascular endothelial cells. Immunohistochemical studies showed that the tumour cells were positive for factor viii-related antigen and ulex europaeus agglutinin 1. At autopsy, the tumour had disseminated to the peritoneum and invaded into the right thoracic cavity. CONCLUSIONS: These findings were compatible with radiation-induced angiosarcomatosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14013849726318keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/997. An unusual cervical carcinoma showing exception to epitheliotropism of human papillomavirus.Human papillomaviruses (HPV) infect epithelial tissues but have not been previously detected within mesenchymal cells. During a systematic investigation of FIGO stage Ib cervical cancers with colorimetric in situ hybridization, we detected HPV 16 dna within the stromal compartment of an unusual undifferentiated carcinoma. The mesenchymal nature of the HPV-containing cells was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. No viral particles were identified. Sequencing the majority of the HPV 16 genome identified few changes from the revised reference clone; all previously reported in other HPV 16 variants. These viral changes are unlikely to explain the exceptional mesenchymal localization of the HPV 16 dna in this case.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.70069248631592keywords = carcinoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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