Carcinosarcoma of the uterine cervix arising from Müllerian ducts.

Carcinosarcomas of the uterine cervix are extremely rare. Cervical carcinosarcoma can be characterized by having two different origins: the Müllerian ducts and the mesonephric duct remnants. A 53-year-old Korean woman was admitted to the hospital because of pelvic mass detected on computed tomography scan done at private clinic.

Embolization for pelvic arterial bleeding following a transobturator tape procedure.

The transobturator tape (TOT) procedure was devised to reduce morbidity, but nevertheless, it may cause significant complications. We treated a patient by pelvic arterial embolization due to severe arterial bleeding following the TOT procedure. The patient presented with vaginal bleeding and hematoma after the TOT procedure.

[Recombinant chromosome 4 with partial 4p deletion and 4q duplication inherited from paternal pericentric inversion].

Pericentric inversion of chromosome 4 can give rise to 2 alternate recombinant (rec) chromosomesby duplication or deletion of 4p. The deletion of distal 4p manifests as Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS). Here, we report the molecular cytogenetic findings and clinical manifestations observed in an infant with 46,XX,rec(4)dup(4q)inv(4)(p16q31.

Comparative study of induction of labor in nulliparous women with premature rupture of membranes at term compared to those with intact membranes: duration of labor and mode of delivery.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term on the duration of labor and mode of delivery in comparison with intact membranes in nulliparous women with an unfavorable cervix whose labor was induced.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all term nulliparous women with an unfavorable cervix requiring labor induction over a 2-year period. Prostaglandin E(2) (dinoprostone) and oxytocin were used for labor induction.