Precancerous Changes in the Cervix Uteri

Precancerous lesions of the cervix uteri in infertile women.

A study of 318 patients with tubal infertility and a control group of 200 unselected infertile women yielded 14 (4.4%) and 1 (0.5%), respectively, with precancerous lesions of the cervix uteri. The one patient in the control group with severe dysplasia was later shown to have tubal infertility. The overall incidence of premalignant lesions of the cervix uteri as reported to the National Cancer ...

On the Changes Undergone by the Cervix Uteri during Labour

Cancer of the cervix uteri.

The cervix is the lower aspect of the uterus. It is roughly cylindrical in shape, projects through the superior-anterior vaginal wall, and communicates with the vagina through the endocervical canal, which terminates in the external os located at the top of the vagina. Cancer of the cervix may originate from the mucosa of the surface of the cervix or from within the canal. Carcinoma of the uter...

Atresia of the Vagina and Cervix Uteri

Adenoid basal carcinoma of the cervix uteri.

This paper describes a case of adenoid basal carcinoma of the uterine cervix, occurring in a woman aged 78 years. In view of the rarity and the limited knowledge of this group of neoplasms, details of the clinical history, the histological appearances, and the histochemical reactions are presented. An attempt is made to define the histogenesis of the tumour and some points on nonmenclature are ...