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J E Adducci

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Gynecologic surgery using the CO2 laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation).

The laser is a new tool which can be a precise and accurate instrument for tissue removal under colposcopic direction in the areas of the cervix, vagina and vulva. Healing is rapid since the laser inflicts minimal tissue destruction. Postoperative pain is minimal and healing is without scar formation. The expense of the equipment and training of the operating surgeon are its only drawbacks.

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Doxorubicin (adriamycin) therapy of uterine sarcoma without surgery in an elderly patient.

A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4-month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months after the beginning of Adriamycin therapy.

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