Synchronous primary tumors: appendiceal and ovarian cancer--case report.

A 64-year-old women was operated on for acute abdomen and both appendiceal and ovarian tumors were found. Histology revealed synchronous adenocarcinoma of the appendix and serous pappillary carcinoma of the right ovary. The patient was given adjuvant chemotherapy and received six cycles of cisplatinum.

Radicality of surgical treatment for cervical cancer.

Analyses were carried out on 545 Wertheim-Meigs radical hysterectomies performed at the Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Clinical Center of Serbia during a four-year period from 2002 to 2006. More than ten lymphatic glands in 84.4% of patients were removed.

[Methods of screening for endometrial cancer].

One of the established strategies for combating cancer is screening the asymptomatic population for premalignant conditions and early-stage disease. The prevalence of endometrial cancer in asymptomatic women is low and the overall prognosis is good because women present in early stage with abnormal bleeding. For all these reasons, screening for endometrial cancer is not recommended in general population.

Acceleration of fetal maturation by oxytocin-produced uterine contraction in pregnancies complicated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a preliminary report.

Background: Prevention of the permanent sequelae of fetal hyperinsulinemia, namely hypertension and obesity, in infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has remained unresolved. Efforts to reduce fetal macrosomia by attempting to maintain blood sugar within a certain range have certainly failed. We have tried to eliminate fetal macrosomia by accelerating fetal maturation and delivery before the 36th week.

Doppler ultrasound as an additional parameter for the evaluation of myomas and the indication of myomectomy during pregnancy.

Objective: Pregnancies with myomas are known to have an increased risk for complications such as abruptio placentae, dysfunctional labor, growth of the tumor, necrosis and delivery problems, but prediction is still difficult based on clinical and real-time ultrasound evaluations alone.

Methods: We evaluated 15 patients with submucosal, intramural and subserous myomas, respectively.

Results: We found that in the submucosal myomas, the resistance index in the spiral and radial arteries decreased from 0.

Bone mass density in post-menopausal women.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of age, years since menopause and body weight on bone mass density (BMD) in 283 patients.

Methods: Bone mass density was assessed by bone computerized mineralometry at two sites of the forearm.

Results: The mean distal BMD and ultra BMD in the postmenopausal group were negatively correlated with age (P < 0.

A comparison of the shake test, optical density, L/S ratio (planimetric and stechiometric) and PG for the assessment of fetal lung maturity.

Our aim was to determine the diagnostic accuracy and reliability of four tests for the assessment of fetal lung maturity (FLM): shake test, optical density at 650 nm (OD650), lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio (L/S) by planimetry and stechiometry, and presence of phosphatydylglycerol. Amniotic fluid was obtained from 74 patients at various gestational ages. The shake test and the OD650 were performed according to published methods L/S was determined by TLC (thin-layer chromatography) and the ratio assessed by planimetry and stechiometrically by measurement of organic phosphorus from the chromatographic spots.

Surfactant administration to the human fetus in utero: a new approach to prevention of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

Supplementary surfactant (80 mg in 1 ml) was administered intra-amniotically in proximity of the fetal mouth to 4 preterm fetuses (28 to 32 wks) with immature amniotic fluid indexes and whose delivery was imminent. Administration was preceded by a aminophylline infusion (loading dose of 240 mg and maintenance of 0.8 mg/kg/min) to the mother in order to elicit sustained fetal breathing movements.