Sonographic appearance of a cesarean scar pregnancy with placenta percreta invading the bladder in the first trimester and management with fertility preservation.

A 36-year-old, gravida 8, para 6, woman with six prior cesarean sections presented at 6 weeks with a cesarean scar pregnancy. Medical management was performed initially; however, subsequent three-dimensional sonographic examinations revealed trophoblastic invasion into the bladder. This led to robotic-assisted partial cystectomy, fulguration of invaded pregnancy, and repair of the uterine defect.

Familial papillary serous carcinoma of the cervix, peritoneum, and ovary: a report of the first case.

Objective: We report an occult primary papillary serous carcinoma of the endocervix that was encountered in a woman whose mother and identical twin sister died of papillary serous carcinomas (PSCs) of the peritoneum and ovary, respectively.

Methods: The medical records and the histologic material belonging to the patient, her sister, and her mother were reviewed.

Results: The cervical PSC was histologically similar to the peritoneal and ovarian carcinomas.

Effect of beta-cell toxins on genetically engineered insulin-secreting cells.

The betacyte is a genetically engineered insulin-secreting liver cell line that is glucose responsive. Whether this cell is affected by specific beta-cell toxins is unknown. To explore this possibility we exposed these cells and those from the NIT-1 beta-cell line (positive controls) to the toxins streptozotocin (STZ, 2.