vaginal neoplasms/fever

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the supplementary value of adding hyperthermia to radiotherapy in patients with primary vaginal cancer. METHODS Cohort of 44 patients diagnosed with primary vaginal cancer between 1990 and 2002 was assessed. Survival rates and median survival of patients with primary vaginal

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of HDR brachytherapy (BT) for the reirradiation of cervical or vaginal cancer arising within a previously irradiated area with a special focus on dosage delivery to organs at risk. METHODS Twenty consecutive patients with cervical (N = 19) or vaginal

OBJECTIVE We reviewed all literature on the clinical use of combined radiation and hyperthermia for gynecologic malignancies. RESULTS Combined radiation and hyperthermia should be considered an alternative to chemoradiation for patients with locally advanced cervix cancer and be the first treatment

Major areas of progress in radiotherapy over the past decade have included important refinements in equipment and treatment techniques, as well as improved and expanded training programs for radiation oncologists. In 1975, approximately 14% of all new cancers were gynecologic, representing almost

Although in the past two decades there has been a sharp rise in the incidence of extranodal primary lymphomas in the United States, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the female genital tract is still rare. We present four cases of extranodal NHL presenting with signs and symptoms consistent with

Primary vaginal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are rare, and are clinically difficult to differentiate from inflammatory diseases or vaginal cancer. Here, we present such a case in a 74-year-old woman complaining of fever and difficulty with urination. Pelvic examination revealed a tumor involving

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the vagina is uncommon. The present case study reports the case of a 54-year-old female with a palpable mass between the rectum and vagina. The patient presented with symptoms consistent with vaginal cancer but lacked any of the 'B' symptoms often associated

Persistent or recurrent squamous malignancies of the female genital tract are usually incurable by conventional therapy, and results of single agent chemotherapy have been disappointing. We undertook this study to confirm a previously reported response rate of 69%, using a regimen of bleomycin 30U,

Choriocarcinoma coexisting with or after a "normal" pregnancy has an incidence of one per 160 000 pregnancies. In case of choriocarcinoma after term pregnancy, early diagnosis by histopathological examination of the placenta is very important, the precocity of the diagnosis influencing the prognosis

The principal types of hormonal agents used in the production of meat for human consumption are estrogens, progestagens, and androgens. Only the last class is truly anabolic. Each type of compound named above has fairly characteristic toxic effects after prolonged intake. In this review, an attempt