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R Ferreri

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Grading colposcopic appearance: paired comparison between two methods for differentiating benign papillomaviral infection from high-grade dysplasia of the uterine cervix.

Histologic features of 134 cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) cervical infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were reviewed and correlated with colposcopic diagnosis on the basis of two different grading methods: International Nomenclature for Colposcopy showed 79.1% predictive accuracy and Reid's improved colposcopic index 86.6% of accurate predictions (significant difference at P less than 0.05). Overestimation difference was the most significant, with 23 overestimates in International Classification and 11 in Reid's score (P less than 0.01).

Cervix Uteri

Multifocal extraovarian serous carcinoma. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study.

Three cases of multifocal extraovarian serous carcinoma are presented. This rare, interesting tumor is characterized by a peritoneal carcinosis with ascites and by a histological pattern similar to one of the ovarian serous carcinoma without primary involvement of the ovaries. The pathological criteria for a differential diagnosis between this condition and a localization of ovarian carcinoma are discussed. Histochemical studies show the presence of mucins and the absence of ialuronic acid in the neoplastic cells. The positivity to the low molecular weight cytokeratins is strong in the normal mesothelial cells, and weak in the hyperplastic and neoplastic cells. The meaning of these findings in the tumoral histogenesis is discussed.

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