| Vol. XXV, n.6, 2004 | ISSN: 0392-2936 |
european journal
of
gynaecological oncology
an International Journal
Editor-in-Chief
| A. Onnis | P. Bösze |
| Montréal (CND) | Budapest (Hungary) |
Associate Editor
M. Marchetti
Montréal (CND)
Assistant Editor
J. Wilson
San Diego - CA (USA)
| Editorial Board | ||
H.H. Allen, London, Ontario (Canada) |
S.K. Fotiou, Athens (Greece) A.F. Fuller Jr., Boston, MA (USA) H.E. Geisler, Indianapolis, IN (USA) A. Gerbaulet, Villejuif (France) A. Gorins, Paris (France) A.P.M. Heintz, Utrecht (The Netherlands) L. Ioannidou-Mouzaka, Athens (Greece) J.A. Jordan, Birmingham, England (UK) A.I. Karseladze, Moscow (Russia) J. Klastersky, Bruxelles (Belgium) V. Kozachenko, Moscow (Russia) B. Kralj, Ljubljana (Slovenia) E. Kubista, Vienna (Austria) A.P. Kudelka, Houston, TX (USA) T. Maggino, Padua (Italy) J. Markowska, Poznan (Poland) C. Marth, Innsbruck (Austria) |
Leon F. A. G. Massuger, Nijmegen (The Netherlands) J. Menczer, Savyon (Israel) J. Monsonego, Paris (France) A. Pinotti, São Paulo (Brasil) S.M. Piver, Buffalo, NY (USA) S. Rakar, Ljubljana (Slovenia) K.S. Raju, London, England (UK) J.H. Shepherd, London, England (UK) P. Sismondi, Turin (Italy) J. Stelmachów, Warsaw (Poland) L. Ungár, Budapest (Hungary) I. Vergote, Leuven (Belgium) J.B. Vermorken, Edegem (Belgium) P. Vîrtej, Bucharest (Romania) P.-H. Wang, Taipei (Taiwan) R. Winter, Graz (Austria) Y. Yokoyama, Hirosaki (Japan) J. Zielinski, Warsaw (Poland) |
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| CONTENTS | |
| DISTINGUISHED EXPERT SERIES | |
| The value of human papillomavirus detection in primary cervical cancer screening | 665 |
| M.F.D. Baay, J. Weyler, J.B. Vermorken - Antwerp,
BELGIUM Human papillomavirus DNA detection can potentially be used to define an appropriate age to stop cervical smear screening. |
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| EDITORIAL ARTICLES | |
| Reflections on cervical cancer | 671 |
| P.A. Lapointe - Montréal, CANADA The Canadian experience, like in many developed countries, shows that a high reduction in mortality can be reached with a well organized screening programme. Therefore cervical cancer screening programmes should be organised worldwide using the most recent technology. |
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| Ovarian cancer: State of the art and future directions | 673 |
| A. Awada, J. Klastersky - Brussels, BELGIUM This editorial article includes the 2004 state of the art and future directions in the management of patients with ovarian cancer. |
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| Management of patients with two consecutive ASC-US smears | 677 |
| R.L.M. Bekkers, A.G.J.M. Hanselaar, W.J.G.
Melchers, J.H.M. van Schaik, H. Boonstra, L.F.A.G. Massuger -
Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS Triage with hr-HPV detection is of little additional value in the management of patients with two consecutive ASC-US smears. |
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES | |
| Physique of patients with carcinoma of the female genital tract | 683 |
| O.G. Eiben, J. Buday, P. Bo´´sze
- Budapest, HUNGARY Somatotype of patients correlated with different types of genital cancer was estimated with the Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotyping method. |
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| Assessment of risk factors and human papillomavirus
(HPV) related pathogenetic mechanisms of CIN in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women |
689 |
| M. Branca, S. Costa, L. Mariani, F. Sesti,
A. Agarossi, A. di Carlo, M. Galati, A. Benedetto, M. Ciotti, C. Giorgi,
A. Criscuolo, M. Valieri, C. Favalli, P. Paba, D. Santini, E. Piccione,
M. Alderisio, M. De Nuzzo, L. di Bonito, K. Syrjänen - Rome and Trieste, ITALY The study design and the baseline results of a prospective cohort study of HIV– and HIV+ women (HPV-PathohenISS project) are described with special reference to predictors of intermediate endpoint markers in the causal pathway to cervical cancer. |
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| Is the combination with 2-methoxyestradiol
able to reduce the dosages of chemotherapeutices in the treatment of human ovarian cancer? Preliminary in vitro investigations |
699 |
| A.O. Mueck, H. Seeger, D. Wallwiener, J. Huober
- Tuebingen, GERMANY Investigation of 2-methoxyestradiol combined with chemotherapeutics and antiproliferative activity in human ovary cancer cells. |
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| Survival and fertility of patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumours | 702 |
| E. S?kof, C. Gras?ic? Kuhar, O. Cerar, B.
Zakotnik - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA Retrospective analysis of patients treated for malignant ovarian germ cell tumours during 1990-2000. Survival and fertility of patients are reviewed. |
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| Ultrasonographic criteria and tumor marker assay are good procedures for the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasia in preselected outpatients | 707 |
| E.F.C. Murta, C.S. da Silva, R.A.S. Gomes,
B.M. Tavares-Murta, A.L.K.O. Melo - Uberaba, MG, BRAZIL An association of ultrasound criteria, Doppler and a pool of tumor markers are indicated for the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasia. |
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| Outcome of patients with ovarian metastatic tumors. Report of 83 cases and review | 713 |
| E. Salamalekis, P. Bakas, K. Sykiotis, I.
Saloum, K. Kontogianni, E. Pabameto, A. Pafiti, G. Creatsas - Athens, GREECE The prognosis for patients with metastatic ovarian tumors from the genital tract is better compared to patients with ovarian tumors originating outside the genital tract. |
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| Ulcerative locally advanced breast cancer:
the efficacy of combined anthracycline-based and hormonal therapy |
716 |
| D. Kakagia, M. Trichas, N. Papadopoulos, A.
Tsalkidis, T. Jivannakis, D. Tamiolakis - Alexandroupolis, GREECE The efficacy of combined anthracycline-based chemotherapy and hormonal therapy in four patients with ulcerative locally advanced breast cancer is presented. |
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| Expression of the cell-cycle regulatory proteins (cyclins D1 and E) in endometrial carcinomas: correlations with hormone receptor status, proliferating indices, tumor suppressor gene products (p53, pRb), and clinicopathological parameters | 719 |
| A. Mitselous, E. Ioachim, N. Zagorianakou,
E. Kitsiou, T. Vougiouklakis, N.J. Agnantis - Ioannina, GREECE Immunohistochemical expression of cyclins D1 and E in normal hyperplastic and neoplastic endometrium and the possible correlations between them and hormone receptor status, proliferating indices (MIB1, PCNA), tumor suppressor products (p53, pRb) and clinicopathological parameters were investigated. |
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| Interpreting epithelial cell abnormalities detected during cervical smear screening - a cytohistologic approach | 725 |
| T.S. Patel, C. Bhullar, R. Bansal, S.M. Patel
- Gujarat, INDIA Epithelial cell abnormalities in cervical smears indicate underlying pathology. |
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| Late presentation of patients with cervical cancer to a tertiary hospital in Lagos: what is responsible? | 729 |
| R.I. Anorlu, C.O. Orakwue, L. Oyeneyin, O.O.
Abudu - Surulere-Lagos, NIGERIA Delay in reporting symptoms and delay of health personnel in referring patients to tertiary hospitals are responsible for late presentation. |
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| Changes in serum CA-125 levels after laparotomy? | 733 |
| R. Atmaca, O. Balat, M. Cekmen, M.G. Ugur,
A.I. Kutlar, F. Aksoy - Gaziantep, TURKEY The peritoneum is a major source of CA-125 antigen and irritation and trauma to the peritoneum may cause elevated serum CA-125 levels. In this research increased CA-125 levels after laparotomy were not found. |
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| The use of erythropoietin in gynecologic cancer patients | 735 |
| G. Kourounis, G. Iatrakis, K. Chronopoulos,
K. Liatsos, I. Ladopoulos - Athens, GREECE This study evaluates the use of recombinant human erythropoietin in treating severe iron deficiency in patients with gynecologic cancer. |
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| CASE REPORTS | |
| Breast cancer metastasis to the medulla oblongata: A case report | 737 |
| F.L. Ampil, A. Jawahar, R. Zamani, R.M. Krishnamsetty
- Shreveport, Louisiana, LA, USA The brain stem is a rare site for metastatic cancer. An account of neoplastic spread to the medulla oblongata in a breast cancer patient is described. |
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| Successful salvage treatment of recurrent endometrial
cancer with bulky central tumor and extensive lymph node metastasis. A case report |
739 |
| Y.-C. Wu, S.-L. Huang, C.-K. Chuang, S.-M.
Jung, C.-H. Lai - Taoyuan, TAIWAN A case of recurrent endometrial cancer with bulky central tumor and extensive nodal metastasis successfully treated with chemoradiation followed by pelvic exenteration is presented. |
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| Solitary splenic metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A case report and review of the literature | 742 |
| U. Goktolga, M. Dede, G. Deveci, M.C. Yenen,
M.S. Deveci, S. Dilek - Etlik/Ankara, TURKEY The spleen is a rare metastatic site for gynecological tumors. The third case in the literature of spleen metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is reported. |
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| Hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary: Characteristics of its immunoreactivity. A case report | 745 |
| J.S.H. Tsung, P.-S. Yang - Taipei, TAIWAN Immunohistochemical staining on hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary suggested that the malignant cells were not of surface epithelial origin. |
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| Congenital bronchopulmonary sequestration presenting as a thoracic tumor: A case report | 749 |
| K.I. Pappa, N.P. Anagnou, A. Elsheikh, S.S.
Bikouvarakis, A. Konstantinidou, E. Salamalekis - Athens, GREECE A case of congenital bronchopulmonary malformation presenting as a thoracic tumor is presented. |
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| Synchronous primary neoplasms of the uterine corpus and the ovary: a case report | 752 |
| K. Dragoumis, M. Zafrakas, I. Venizelos, D.
Kellartzis, T. Mikos, E. Assimakopoulos, J. Bontis - Thessaloniki,
GREECE Coexistence of distinct primary neoplasias in the uterus is rare. Diagnosis should be based on histological examination and treatment appropriate for both tumors. |
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| Primary adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube: A case report | 755 |
| M.A. Osmanag?aog?lu, H. Bozkaya, Ü. Çobanog?lu
- Trabzon, TURKEY A postmenopausal woman with primary fallopian tube carcinoma underwent surgery and adjuvant radiation. Appropriate adjuvant treatment should be redefined. |
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| Management of ovarian dysgerminoma during a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia: A case report | 759 |
| S. Guven, M. Basaran, A. Usubutun, Z.S. Tuncer
- Ankara, TURKEY Ovarian dysgerminoma during pregnancy may be managed successfully even in the presence of severe preeclampsia. |
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| Index vol. XXV, 2004 | 761 |
| Authors index vol. XXV, 2004 | 770 |
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| ERRATA - CORRIGE | |
| AGUS and ASCUS: different incidence in pre- and postmenopausal women | |
| G.C. Balbi, A. Cardone, R. Zarcone, G. Visconti,
L. Del Piano - Naples, ITALY Vol. XXV, n. 5, 2004, pag. 603 G.C. Balbi, A. Cardone, R. Zarcone, S. Visconti, L. Del Piano |
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