Adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix: Clinicopathologic analysis of 18 cases.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and pathologic features of a rare tumor (adenoma malignum, AM). We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 18 patients diagnosed with AM at a single institute between March 1992 and November 2009. The median age of the patients was 45.

Relation between preoperative autonomic function and blood pressure change after tourniquet deflation during total knee replacement arthroplasty.

Background: Tourniquets are used to provide a bloodless surgical field for extremities. Hypotension due to vasodilation and bleeding after tourniquet deflation is a common event. Hemodynamic stability is modulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS).