Neurofibroma of the vaginal wall.

Background: Von Recklinghausen's disease is characterized by cutaneous manifestations but it is a systemic disease which may affect the genitourinary tract.

Case: A 20-year-old woman with a history of type-1 neurofibromatosis attended our center due to a vaginal nodule. Surgical treatment consisted of an incisional biopsy of the nodule.

Tumor size and lymph node status in multifocal breast cancer.

Tumor size correlates with lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. In multifocal lesions there is controversy about considering the summation of the largest diameter of each tumor. A total of 122 patients with multifocal breast cancer were compared in a retrospective study with 177 patients with unifocal tumors, correlating tumor size with lymph node metastasis.

Morphologic changes in breast biopsies after duct endoscopy.

Duct endoscopy is a recent technique used for a direct view of the breast ductal system. The aim of this study is to determine any morphological changes in breast tissue attributable to low-pressure irrigation with saline solution that the technique requires. A total of 26 breast biopsies from patients who underwent ductal endoscopy before surgery were compared with 26 breast specimens from the retroareolar region.

Myometrial trophoblastic implant as a complication of surgically induced first-trimester termination of pregnancy.

Persistent trophoblastic tissue has been described in the abdominal cavity after surgical treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy. More infrequently the cause of the ectopic trophoblast is linked to uterine perforation due to surgically induced termination of pregnancy (TOP). Ultrasonographic images may suggest an ectopic pregnancy.