HPV RNA and DNA testing in Polish women screened for cervical cancer - A single oncological center study.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of HPV infection, and the frequency of the various genotypes, using mRNA and DNA testing; to assess their relationship with the cervical lesions and women's age in the Polish patients.

Study Design: A group of 1840 women, most of whom had abnormal cytology, from the Franciszek Łukaszczyk Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland were screened for presence of at least one of 13 high risk HPV. Following that, 545 HPV DNA positive women were tested for HPV infection using HPV mRNA with the Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay (NASBA) method.

Infratentorial Stereotactic Biopsy of Brainstem and Cerebellar Lesions.

Stereotactic biopsy of posterior fossa lesions is often regarded as hazardous due to the critical structures in that area. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and safety of infratentorial stereotactic biopsy of brainstem or cerebellar lesions and its associations with other clinical, laboratory, and radiological parameters. From January 2000 to May 2021, 190 infratentorial stereotactic biopsies of posterior fossa tumors, including 108 biopsies of brainstem lesions, were performed.

Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Gliomas.

Gliomas are the most common central nervous system tumors. New technologies, including genetic research and advanced statistical methods, revolutionize the therapeutic approach to the patient and reveal new points of treatment options. Moreover, the 2021 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System has fundamentally changed the classification of gliomas and incorporated many molecular biomarkers.

Quality of YouTube Videos on Meningioma Treatment Using the DISCERN Instrument.

Objective: To assess the quality of YouTube videos on meningioma treatment.

Methods: A search was performed on YouTube using the keywords "meningioma treatment," "meningeal tumor treatment," "meningioma brain tumor treatment," "meningioma cure," and "meningioma therapy." Sixty-one videos were independently evaluated by 2 fifth-year medical students using the DISCERN scoring system for quality analysis.