Fetal acidosis from obstetric interventions during the first vaginal delivery.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the blood gas values of umbilical cord blood in newborns of first vaginal deliveries with or without obstetric interventions.

Materials And Methods: In a prospective descriptive study conducted during the 6-month period from August 2003 through February 2004 at a university hospital, we analyzed the umbilical cord blood gas results of 80 term newborns delivered vaginally from healthy nulliparous women. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to evaluate the associations between fetal acidosis (pH<7.

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterus, cervix and parametrium treated by combined immunochemotherapy.

Primary malignant lymphoma of the female genital tract is extremely rare and no standard treatment has been established. The present patient is menopausal with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine body, endocervix and parametrium. She underwent a simple total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, followed by treatment with a new regimen, combined immunochemotherapy with rituximab (monoclonal antibody), cyclophosphamide vincristine, and prednisolone.