[Serous cystadenofibroma of the epiploic appendix. A tumor of the secondary müllerian system: case report and review of the literature].

We present a case of serous cystadenofibroma 2 cm in diameter in the epiploic appendix of the sigmoid as incidental finding in a 72-year-old patient who underwent hysterectomy and oophorectomy for endometrial carcinoma. The tumor showed the same histology as analogous tumors of the ovary and was associated with endosalpingiosis. Further findings were large adhesions between the epiploic appendices of the sigmoid and the parietal peritoneum and atypical cells in the peritoneal washings.

Direct-to-vial use of the AutoCyte PREP liquid-based preparation for cervical-vaginal specimens in three European laboratories.

Objective: To compare the AutoCyte PREP direct-to-vial procedure to the conventional Pap smear in two large and similar patient groups compiled from the testing experience of three cytology laboratories in Switzerland and France.

Study Design: Randomly selected, large patient groups were evaluated using either the conventional Pap smear or the AutoCyte PREP direct-to-vial liquid-based preparation. Results were then compared statistically as to disease detection and sample adequacy.

[Comparison of conventional PAP smears with thin layer specimen (liquid-based PAP test) and correlation with cytopathological findings with HPV status using the hybrid capture system].

Cervical smears of 554 outpatients of a hospital were examined using a blinded, split sample match pair protocol for which a conventional PAP-smear (CS) was first prepared with Cervex brush and the reminder of the sample was used for the thin-layer-preparation (TLP) according to the manual CytoRich System. The preparations of the two methods were compared with respect to quality and to sensitivity for atypias. In addition the HPV status was determined on the same cell suspension in cases with borderline changes (BLC) and dysplasias including carcinoma using the Hybrid Capture System.

[Correlation between serious ovarian tumors and extra-ovarian peritoneal tumors of the same histology].

The occurrence of serous peritoneal tumors (SPT) with the same histology as serous neoplasms arising within the ovary is explained by the common origin of the peritoneum and the ovaries from the coelomic epithelium. They occur alone or in combination with analogous tumors of the ovary and are often misinterpreted as metastatic ovarian carcinomas. Their histology shows considerable variations.