CONTEXT Adolescence and pregnancy are considered to be risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The relationship between this infection in the uterine cervix and oral HPV infection is controversial. CASE REPORT This report describes a case of a pregnant 16-year-old adolescent who presented HPV infection in the uterine cervix and the mouth. Smears were collected from the cervix a...

Carcinomas of the uterine fundus occur more frequently among women showing unusual production of estrogenic hormone than in normal women (15). Although there is less evidence of a correlation of abnormal production of estrogens and tumors of the uterine cervix, at least one investigator has reported that deficiencies of vitamins, with possible coincident impairment of estrogen inactivation, was...

Cumulative risk of cancer incidence of uterine cervix (ICD-10: C53) and uterine body (ICD-10: C54) to age 69 was calculated with data from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. VIII (1). Cumulative risk is defined as the probability that an individual will develop the disease in question during a certain age span, in the absence of other competing causes of death. The comparisons of the cumu...

Transformed cells differ from normal cells in their pattern of heat shock protein expression. Here, we report differential expression of a Mr 70,000 heat shock protein (HSP70) in squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix compared to normal or premalignant uterine cervix. Expression of HSP70 was measured using a mouse mAb against HSP70 by an ELISA. A significant increase in the level of exp...

Cervical abnormalities may be congenital or acquired. Congenital anomalies of the cervix are rarely isolated, and more commonly accompany other uterine anomalies. Various imaging tools have been used in the assessment of Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs). Currently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for definitive diagnosis and classification of these MDAs. Hysterosalping...

and Implications One of the primary targets for the biological actions of relaxin is the uterine cervix. The effects of relaxin on this organ include inducing growth and remodeling of connective tissue and cervical cells to accommodate pregnancy and parturition. The related physiological and clinical observations include softening, ripening, and dilating the cervix and facilitating delivery of ...

Carcinomas of the uterine fundus occur more frequently among women showing unusual production of estrogenic hormone than in normal women (15). Although there is less evidence of a correlation of abnormal production of estrogens and tumors of the uterine cervix, at least one investigator has reported that deficiencies of vitamins, with possible coincident impairment of estrogen inactivation, was...

  Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity and presentation as carcinoma cervix has only been reported once in the extensively searched English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic cervicitis in a 55-year old female which was suspected to be a...

We have reported that a novel tumor-associated antigen (Ag), 22-1-1, was expressed in cancer cells derived mainly from the uterus and ovary [K. Sonoda et al., Cancer (Phila.), 77: 1501-1509, 1996]. The 22-1-1 Ag existed not only in adenocarcinomas but also in squamous cell carcinomas in the uterine cervix. Here, a relationship between tumor progression and invasion and 22-1-1 Ag expression was ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the amount of glycosaminoglycans in the uterine cervix during each phase of the rat estrous cycle. DESIGN Based on vaginal smears, forty female, regularly cycling rats were divided into four groups (n = 10 for each group): GI - proestrous, GII - estrous, GIII - metaestrous and GIV - diestrous. Animals were sacrificed at each phase of the cycle, and the cervix was immediat...