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S Vancina

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PubMed2000

Value of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the management of ovarian and paraovarian cysts.

This study was designed to assess if cytology was accurate for an appropriate diagnosis of ovarian and paraovarian cysts, and if the ultrasound-cytology-estradiol (UCE) triad was sufficient to discriminate functional vs. nonfunctional cysts, the latter requiring surgical resection. One hundred twenty-two ultrasound-diagnosed adnexal cysts were punctured and surgically removed, and then subjected to cytologic and histologic examinations; 90 of these fluids were assayed for estradiol. Histologically, 30 cysts were functional and 92 were nonfunctional. A correct discrimination between functional and nonfunctional origin was obtained in 54.9% of cases with cytology, in 94.4% with estradiol assay, in 50.8% with ultrasonography, and in 97.8% with these three examinations combined (UCE triad). Among the 34 patients with no criteria of neoplastic origin (age >40, ultrasonographic findings), the UCE triad diagnosed six functional cysts. Therefore, 17.6% (6/34) of these young women could have avoided unnecessary surgery. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2000;22:70-80.

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PubMed1995

[Prognostic value of a single umbilical artery. 87 cases].

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of a single umbilical artery on infant prognosis. METHOD: Unicentric retrospective case-control study based on 18,425 births and semi-late pregnancy interruptions. RESULTS: There were 87 cases of single umbilical artery, frequently associated with a familial history of malformation in the sibhood (6.8%), gravid pathology (hypertension 11.5%, diabetes 6.8%), funicular anomaly (32%). One or several malformations were seen in 21% of the infants, the main cause of infant mortality (9%) and morbidity. The case-control study demonstrated that single umbilical artery corresponded to a moderate reduction in weight (-310 g), term (-1.4 weeks gestation), AGPAR scor at 1 and 5 minutes (-0.7) which was not significant when single umbilical artery was the sole pathology. CONCLUSION: When occurring alone, single umbilical artery has little effect on infant prognosis which is more dependant on associated malformations and gravid pathologies determining antenatal and postnatal management.

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PubMed1980

[Mammary Paget's disease: an ultrastructural study (author's transl)].

A case of mammary Paget's disease has been studied under electron microscopy. It seems that Paget's cells are coming from the basal layer which is not affected by the malignant proliferation. Paget's cells show some characters of keratinocytes such as rudimentary desmosomes and tonofilaments. But the tumoral tissue is very loose. The Paget's cells are not keratinised; they present numerous vesicles as malignant cells of apocrin mammary carcinoma. There are numerous histogenetic theories of Paget's disease. One of them sounds very interesting: it consists in looking for associations between microscopic mammary Paget's disease and mammary apocrin carcinoma.

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[The Stein-Leventhal syndrome. Clinical, biological and anatomic study of 6 cases in adolescent girls (author's transl)].

Clinical, biological and anatomic studies were performed in 6 adolescent girls with the Stein-Leventhal syndrome. The rare occurrence of this syndrome in pediatrics is emphasized. The main clinical signs consist of obesity, hirsutism and menstrual irregularities. Basic LH and plasma testosterone are useful diagnostic means, as well as -- in children -- the suppression-stimulation and LH-RH tests. However, coelioscopy is necessary to allow a correct diagnosis. Histological examination might not be absolutely necessary since a large biopsy could be responsible for untimely ovulation. Estrogens and anti-androgens are the only logical treatment at the time of puberty.

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