PURPOSE To quantitatively describe the involution and mobility of carcinoma of the cervix while under treatment with chemoradiotherapy (both with external beam radiation [EBRT] and high-dose-rate [HDR] intracavitary therapy). These data have implications for conformal or intensity modulated radiation therapy boost to the cervix. METHODS AND MATERIALS Seventeen patients underwent HDR brachythe...

Lymphoma of the uterine cervix is very rare. We report a case of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) involving the uterine cervix treated at a newly commissioned semiurban cancer centre in north India in 2015. Data for this study was obtained from the hospital electronic medical records and the patient's case file. We also reviewed published case reports of uterine and cervical lymphoma invol...

Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The risk of preterm birth is inversely proportional to the length of the cervix on transvaginal sonography. The traditional treatment for a short cervix has been cerclage and recently there are newer trials using progesterone for this same indication. This manuscript reviews the published data regardin...

Background. To determine whether transabdominal screening can be used to screen women with short cervix on transvaginal scan. Methods. The study was done between 18 and 20 weeks of gestation. Transabdominal scan was done and cervical length was measured. Transvaginal scan was also done and cervical length was measured. An attempt was made to find out whether transabdominal scan be used to predi...

Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a very uncommon tumor in uterine cervix. Most has been introduced in the salivary gland, but this tumor can arise from other organs. Primary MEC in the cervix is morphologically similar to that of the salivary gland. We experienced one case of primary cervical MEC of 44-year-old women. The cancerous mass was found in the anterior lip of the cervix witho...

Recent studies have shown that transvaginal ultrasound provides a more reliable and objective evaluation of the uterine cervix, demonstrating that the shorter the length of the cervix the higher the risk of preterm delivery. Measuring cervical volume could even be a better reflection of cervical morphology. Three-dimensional (3D) imaging combined with power Doppler, theoretically provides the p...

Purpose: Conditions of poor oxygenation (hypoxia) are present in many human tumors, including cervix cancer, and are associated with increased risk of metastasis and poor prognosis. Hypoxia is a potent activator of the PERK/eIF2a signaling pathway, a component of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and an importantmediator of hypoxia tolerance and tumor growth. Here, the importance of this path...