INTRODUCTION Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is used as a means of triaging cervico-vaginal smears with low grade squamous abnormalities or as part of co-testing with cytology. While HPV testing has a high sensitivity, it has a low specificity in detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and above (CIN 2+) leading to unnecessary colposcopy referrals. We investigate the accuracy of...

Müllerian ducts can form upper parts of normal female reproductive system and any failure in ductal fusion may result in to müllerian duct anomalies (MDA). We present a case of MDA and a uterus dysplasia with no evidence of cervical or upper vaginal tissue. This case showes the role of magnetic resonace imaging (MRI) on MDA diagnosis and urges the need for a unified reliable and practical class...

In a retrospective investigation performed in the department of Surgical Odontostomatology of Palermo University Polyclinic from 1997-2006, the authors examined 12 cases of cervico-facial actinomycosis, taking into consideration age range, gender distribution, predisposing factors and symptoms. In concordance with reports in literature, they found that the disease was perimandibular in 65%, the...

L'actinomycose est une infection spécifique rare, non contagieuse. Elle se localise dans la région des maxillaires, avec une évolution chronique. Le germe le plus souvent incriminé est Maroc. Nous rapportons le cas d'un enfant âgé de 5 ans, qui a présenté des processus suppuratifs chroniques en rapport avec une actinomycose sous mandibulaire gauche. Le diagnostic de certitude a été porté par l'...

Post-radiation myelopathy and brachial plexopathy have been well established in the literature. In recent years there have been several reports of myopathy in association with radiation therapy (RT) for Hodgkin’s disease. Cervical paraspinal and shoulder girdle muscles are within the radiation portal for Hodgkin’s disease, and most patients with radiation-induced myopathy exhibit weakness and a...

Sixteen cases of spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery (6 verified) are described. The mean age was 45 years. The clinical picture varied from simply headache and a bruit to hemiplegia and aphasia. Eleven patients had transient ischemic attacks. Headache, facial pain, a subjective bruit, oculo-sympathetic palsy and transient monocular blindness were present in various c...