Intratumoral and parametrial infusion of metronidazole in the radiotherapy of uterine cervix cancer: preliminary report.

In a recently started clinical trial, the short-term effects of radiotherapy of cervix cancer Stage IIb and III in combination with topical infusion of metronidazole solution were evaluated by determining the local clearance rate and cytologic damage in randomized and non-randomized cases. In regard to the short term effects the combined treatment was found to be superior to treatment without metronidazole.

[Pathomorphosis of cervical cancer with different methods of radiation treatment].

The report deals with a comparison of the results of cytologic and clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of different methods of radiotherapy in 93 cases of cervical carcinoma. A correlation established between cytologic data and clinical manifestations suggested that cytologic procedures be used as a criterion for ascertaining tumor radiosensitivity. The advantages offered by application of modifiers of tumor radiosensitivity are discussed.

[Endoscopic characteristics of focal hyperplasia of the gastric mucosa].

A gastroscopic examination of 58 patients with atrophic gastritis established focal hyperplasia in 3.5% of cases. Endoscopically, focal hyperplasia appeared as flat plaques, tuberosity and short folds.

[Colposcopic and cytological studies in pretumorous and malignant changes in the cervix uteri].

814 patients with various pathological changes in the uterine neck were subjected to the complex investigation, taking into consideration the fact that all specialists should be equally competent in their fields. Diagnostic errors were analysed in each method of investigation in relation to a histological conclusion in every series of patients. The diagnosis of preinvasive cancer proved to be most difficult.