Removal of the retained cervical stump.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify indications for and complications of abdominal or vaginal surgical removal of the cervical stump after previous supracervical hysterectomy.

Study Design: This was a retrospective chart review of trachelectomy patients at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, or Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, between January 1974 and December 2003.

Results: Of 335 patients with a history of supracervical hysterectomy who subsequently required trachelectomy, 25 were excluded from study.

Effects of raloxifene hydrochloride on endometrial cancer cells in vitro.

Objective: Determine effects of raloxifene hydrochloride, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), on growth and proliferation of an estrogen-responsive endometrial cancer cell line in vitro.

Materials And Methods: Studies were performed with Ishikawa endometrial adenocarcinoma cells, a well-differentiated cancer that expresses estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors. Raloxifene was purified as the hydrochloride salt.