background: early detection and screening have been successful in reducing mortality in some countries, but not in others. this is most of due to poor management and implementation of inappropriate policies. all of patients with cervical cancer are in developing countries. the effectiveness of screening for cancer of the cervix in these countries is dramatic. it seems that after 50 years pap sm...

blue nevi are uncommon, asymptomatic lesions of the uterine cervix. these lesions are not often detected clinically or on colposcopy. careful histopathological examination is required. the nevus cells are said to originate from the immature melanoblasts of the neural crest. these lesions need to be differentiated from malignant melanoma and melanosis of the cervix. we present here a case report...

Gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTDs) are disorders with abnormal growth of the placenta. They are always associated with a conception.(1) Choriocarcinoma that is a malignant type of GTD, can spread virtually anywhere in the body through hematogenous or lymphatic route, but it most commonly spreads to lung, lower genital tract (cervix, vagina, and vulva), brain, and liver.(2) We report a ca...

non–hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) causes many deaths worldwide with increasing incidence. non-hodgkin's lymphoma (nhl) may involve the gynecologic tract, and the ovary to be one of the commoner anatomic sites as reported. ovarian involvement by nhl is usually secondary, occurring as a part of systemic disease. the diagnosis is often made incidentally while investigating for gynecological symptoms. we ...

INTRODUCTION Ewing's sarcoma belongs to a spectrum of neoplastic diseases known as Ewing's family of tumors. This family of tumors is usually seen in osseous sites. Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix is extremely rare, with only 18 cases reported in the English literature. The immunohistochemical profile of Ewing's sarcoma overlaps with other malignancies like small cell carcinoma. The rarity and co...

e15518 Background: This study was carried out to highlight the prevalence of cancer of the uterine cervix and shortcoming in the management of cervical cancer in our hospital. There is the need to improve on our personnel training and equipment acquisition. METHODS This was a retrospective study. Case folders of forty-seven patients who were diagnosed with cancer of the cervix were retrieved ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate our experience with laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) and to assess the short- and medium-term outcome. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patient and surgery characteristics from chart review and evaluation of patient satisfaction by a questionnaire. RESULTS Forty-one patients who underwent LASH were studied with a mean length of follow-up of 27 months. O...

Endometriosis results from the ectopic invasion of endometrial glands and stroma in the peritoneal cavity. The exact etiology of endometriosis is still unknown. It has, however, been shown that there are higher numbers of Escherichia coli in menstrual blood, and higher endotoxin levels in menstrual fluid, as well as, in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. In this study, we aime...