introduction: detection of malignant cells in the peritoneal cavity indicates the extension of cancer cells. the aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence rate of positive cytology in colorectal cancer and its relationship with the local progress of the tumor.  methods: in a 2-year prospective study in mashhad and iran universities of medical sciences, peritoneal lavage was performed on 40...

Background and Purpose: To the best of our knowledge, no information is available regarding the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in gynecological practices. The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and the drugs prescribed for the treatment of this condition in women followed in gynecological practices in Germany. Materials and Methods: All th...

This video demonstrates Shidham's method for preparation of cell blocks from liquid based cervicovaginal cytology specimens containing individually scattered cells and small cell groups. This technique uses HistoGel (Thermo Scientific) with conventional laboratory equipment. The use of cell block sections is a valuable ancillary tool for evaluation of non-gynecologic cytology. They enable the c...

BACKGROUND Human HIV-1 TAT interactive protein 2 (HTATIP2/TIP30) is an evolutionarily conserved gene that is expressed ubiquitously in human tissues and some tumor tissues. This protein has been found to be associated with some gynecological cancers; as such, this study aimed to investigate blood HTATIP2/TIP30 levels in patients with ovarian cancer. METHODS Twenty-three women with ovarian can...

Primary Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) can mimic gynecological malignancy, presenting as a pelvic mass in any organ of the female genital tract. Patients can present with elevated CA-125 and may lack the classical symptoms associated with lymphoma, such as fatigue, fever, night sweats and weight loss. We describe five patients that presented with primary NHL of the genital tract. Patients 1, 2, a...

miliary mottling on chest radiography is seen in miliary tuberculosis, certain fungal infections, sarcoidosis, coal miner’s pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hemosiderosis, fibrosing alveolitis, acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pulmonary eosinophilic syndrome, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and rarely in hematogenous metastases from the primary cancers of the thyroid, kidney, trophoblasts, and so...

BACKGROUND The cytology of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is challenging because oral SCC cells tend to be well differentiated and lack nuclear atypia, often resulting in a false negative diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to establish practical cytological parameters specific to oral SCCs. METHODS We reviewed 123 cases of malignancy and 53 of non-neoplastic lesions of the oral muco...

BACKGROUND Women infected with HIV face a combination of health threats that include compromised nutrition and adverse gynecological conditions. This relation among HIV, nutrition, and gynecological conditions is complex and has rarely been investigated. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate nutritional biomarkers associated with several gynecological conditions among US women with or at...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to compare the laparoscopic with the open approach in hemoperitoneum of gynecological origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study of patients admitted to a tertiary emergency hospital between January 2013 - January 2015. RESULTS There were 56 patients, 27 in the laparoscopic group (LG) and 28 in the open group (OG). The gynecological emergency wa...