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F Muschenheim

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PubMed2001

Placenta percreta with spontaneous rupture of an unscarred uterus in the second trimester.

BACKGROUND: Rupture of a pregnant uterus occurs most often in a scarred uterus, and spontaneous rupture of a non-scarred uterus in the early second trimester is rare. CASE: A woman with two previous normal vaginal deliveries and no prior trauma to the uterus presented at 16 weeks' gestation with an acute abdomen due to intraperitoneal hemorrhage. A large rupture of the fundus of the uterus was found. A supracervical hysterectomy was carried out, with subsequent good recovery. The specimen showed placenta percreta. CONCLUSION: Spontaneous rupture of an unscarred uterus, due to placenta percreta, should be considered in cases of acute intraperitoneal hemorrhage, even in early pregnancy.

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PubMed1978

Increased incidence of positive tests for estrogen binding in mammary carcinoma specimens transported in liquid nitrogen.

Use of a liquid nitrogen container for convenient transport of frozen mammary carcinoma tissue for hormone-receptor assays is described. The container can be used in dry or wet mode and is appropriate for all types of transport, including air. Experience shows a significantly higher incidence of positive tests on specimens transported by this means than on specimens transported in dry ice.

Breast Neoplasms↗
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Screening for carcinoma of the prostate with prostate specific antigen.

A free screening clinic for cancer of the prostate was held in Madison County, New York, in September 1990, in conjunction with Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, a program of the Prostate Cancer Educational Council. Serum prostate specific antigen and digital rectal examination were used to screen 565 men. The two tests were equally effective in identifying patients with carcinoma. Of 118 patients with one or both tests positive, 54 were biopsied. Carcinoma was found in 20 of these. Four carcinomas were found in patients with prostate specific antigen (PSA) greater than four ng per ml with negative rectal examination. The costs for adding PSA to the protocol appeared reasonable in terms of the number of carcinomas identified.

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