Malignant ovarian neoplasms: the sonographic voyage of discovery

Nurses as patients: the voyage of discovery.

To facilitate an enhanced understanding of the experience of being a patient, an inquiry was undertaken into the experience of nurses receiving nursing care when hospitalized. Using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, an exploration was undertaken of registered nurses' interpretations of their experiences of receiving nursing care, as described in their individual stories. By interpreting ...

Second malignant neoplasms among long-term survivors of ovarian cancer.

Second malignant neoplasms were evaluated among 32,251 women with ovarian cancer, including 4,402 10-year survivors, within the nine population-based registries of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute (1973-1992) and the Connecticut Tumor Registry (1935-1972). Overall, 1,296 second cancers occurred against 1,014 expected [observed/expected (O/...

Microbial Biodiversity: a New Voyage of Discovery

Ovarian torsion: sonographic evaluation.

The sonographic and clinical findings of 13 patients with surgically proven ovarian torsion are reported. Sonography demonstrated an abnormal pelvic mass in all patients. The appearance was nonspecific, ranging from solid to cystic, but frequently reflected the commonly associated ovarian pathology present in 69% of patients. The mass was large (mean diameter: 8 cm) and frequently midline (8/13...

Malignant skin neoplasms.

Skin cancers may be derived from any part of the skin, and the classification of all variants is extensive. Overall they are the most common cancers of the body, and include those that are highly mortal and those that are associated with an increased morbidity. In this review the most common skin cancers confronted by the clinician and their management are discussed. New associations are highli...