Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a synopsis of recent developments.

abstract：:To document the first reported synchronous occurrence of Hodgkin lymphoma and adenosquamous carcinoma involving the female genital tract. Review of cytologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical studies obtained from a 50-year-old, multiparous, postmenopausal, Hispanic female who had a left inguinal mass, bilateral lo...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Lovell MO,Valente PT

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide management guidelines according to Pap test specimen adequacy based on literature review and expert opinion. METHODS:A task force named by the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology conducted a literature review and discussed appropriate management. The steering committee of the A...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Davey DD,Austin RM,Birdsong G,Buck HW,Cox JT,Darragh TM,Elgert PA,Hanson V,Henry MR,Waldman J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compared the performance of cervical cytology plus human papilloma virus testing (Pap + HPV) or cervical spectroscopy (Pap + CS) for identifying high-grade cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population of women referred for colposcopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Each of 113 subjects underwent spectrosco...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Werner CL,Griffith WF 3rd,Ashfaq R,Gossett D,Wilkinson E,Raab S,Bambot S,Mongin D,Faupel M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined dose scheduling, safety, and efficacy of adapalene in the treatment of CIN2 and CIN3. METHODS:Patients were instructed on insertion and removal of an adapalene delivery system. Treatment regimens of 4, 8, and 14 days were utilized. Biopsies were performed on day 90 to assess efficacy. Sa...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： DiSilvestro PA,DiSilvestro JM,Lernhardt W,Pfahl M,Mannel RS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this multicenter trial was to determine the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the amniotic fluid of pregnant patients. METHODS:Fifty-three pregnant patients undergoing genetic counseling or amniocentesis for preterm labor were entered into the study. Cervical swabs and amniotic flu...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Maxwell GL,Carlson J,Zakarean M,Veit B,Hoshaw N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Visual assessment of digitized cervigrams through the Internet needs to be optimized. The National Cancer Institute and National Library of Medicine are involved in a large effort to improve colposcopic assessment and, in preparation, are conducting methodologic research. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We selected 50...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Jeronimo J,Long R,Neve L,Ferris D,Noller K,Spitzer M,Mitra S,Guo J,Nutter B,Castle P,Herrero R,Rodriguez AC,Schiffman M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the collection of vaginal exudates with and without the use of a speculum to diagnose vaginal infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We examined 45 patients with vaginal discharge. Two vaginal swabs were taken, one with and the other without a speculum. Both were examined by wet mount microscopy to detect...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Audisio T,Penacino M,Cannistraci R,Bertolotto P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the validity of anal cytology against high-resolution anoscopy in the detection of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) among women in a clinical setting in Puerto Rico, alone and in combination with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) typing. MATE...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ramos-Cartagena JM,Pérez CM,Guiot HM,Amaya-Ardilla CP,Tirado-Gómez M,Ortiz AP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study are to analyze a cohort of women with vulvovaginal symptoms and positive cultures for non-albicans Candida (NAC) to determine whether yeast was responsible for their symptoms and to evaluate the mycological effectiveness of various regimens. METHODS:This observational study was perfor...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Powell AM,Gracely E,Nyirjesy P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obese women have higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality than their counterparts, possibly related to nonadherence to screening recommendations. We assessed the association of body mass index with adherence to cervical cancer screening recommendations in Hispanic women living in Puerto Rico, a minority...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Pérez CM,González-Barrios D,Ramos-Cartagena JM,Ortiz AP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess adherence to management guidelines based on the terminology used to describe atypical glandular cells (AGC) on cytology reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed AGC pathology reports from Hartford Hospital, 2004-2007, and identified cases of AGC with the terminology atypical glandular cells or at...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Sharpless KE,Schnatz PF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to identify sociodemographic and disease-specific factors associated with follow-up in an inner-city multiethnic colposcopy clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All charts of patients referred to colposcopy clinic for abnormal cervical cytology and/or high-risk human papillomavirus infections to the...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Chase DM,Osann K,Sepina N,Wenzel L,Tewari KS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Allergic contact dermatitis is an uncommon but important cause of skin disease in the anogenital region. Relevant allergens are described in women and less commonly in men. The aim of this study was to describe outcomes of patch testing in men and women presenting with anogenital dermatoses. MATERIALS AND M...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Cheng HS,Fernández-Peñas P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the clinical significance of the two subgroups of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), designated "favor reactive" and "favor preneoplastic." MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cervical Papanicolaou smears with a diagnosis of ASCUS favor reactive or ASCUS favor preneoplas...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Yang M,Zachariah S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive localized lymphedema (MLL) is a recently described entity associated with obesity, most often on the thighs. It rarely occurs on the vulva, and it may pose diagnostic difficulty for both clinician and pathologist in this setting. CASE:An obese 55-year-old woman underwent excision of bilateral polypo...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Heller DS,Fitzhugh VA,Cracchiolo B,Barrett T Jr,Suidan RS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to conduct a representative survey of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and its genotype distribution in invasive anal cancer specimens in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Population-based archival anal cancer specimens were identified from Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Michi...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Steinau M,Unger ER,Hernandez BY,Goodman MT,Copeland G,Hopenhayn C,Cozen W,Saber MS,Huang Y,Peters ES,Lynch CF,Wilkinson EJ,Rajeevan MS,Lyu C,Saraiya M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test (HC2) can be used as a test of cure in women treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN 2+) and allow discharge from colposcopy follow-up with a return to a cytology-based screening program for HC2-negative women. MATERIA...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ceballos KM,Lee M,Cook DA,Smith LW,Gondara L,Krajden M,van Niekerk DJ,Coldman AJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess whether lower proportions of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ diagnosed by random biopsy are from lower cut points defining an abnormal colposcopic impression or obtaining only one random biopsy when colposcopic impression is normal. METHODS:We compared colposcopy expe...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Pretorius RG,Belinson JL,Burchette RJ,Wu R,Qiao YL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous hemangiomas of the cervix are extremely rare, benign lesions. To date, fewer than 50 cases have been reported. Here reported is a case of cavernous hemangioma of the cervix in a 53-year-old patient with the complaint of postcoital spotting. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic incidental findings, but some...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ozyer S,Uzunlar O,Gocmen M,Bal S,Srvan L,Mollamahmutoğlu L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of cold knife conization (CKC) and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to determine if excisional method has effects on pathologic interpretation. METHODS:Retrospective review of the perioperative medical records of patients who had a C...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Miroshnichenko GG,Parva M,Holtz DO,Klemens JA,Dunton CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or greater (CIN3+) between women aged 21 to 24 and women aged 25 or older undergoing a see-and-treat strategy for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) cytology. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, women treated with a see-and...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Smith HJ,Leath CA 3rd,Huh WK,Erickson BK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine whether electronic medical record (EMR)-based tools influence providers' compliance with guidelines for cervical cancer screening in adolescent (<21 y) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three EMR-based tools to educate providers on cervical cancer screening guidelines were impleme...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： White P,Kenton K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:To systematically evaluate the literature regarding vulvodynia treatment outcome measures. METHODS:A systematic literature search on OVID, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases was conducted from inception until May 2016. Studies were included/excluded based on prespecified criteria. Reported outcome ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Sadownik LA,Yong PJ,Smith KB

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) with cold knife conization (CKC) as therapeutic management procedures for women with adenocarcinoma in situ (ACIS) of the cervix. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent a conization procedure w...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Latif NA,Neubauer NL,Helenowski IB,Lurain JR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Lack of estrogen after menopause can cause many changes in the lower genital tract of women, including involution of the introitus and collapse of the vestibule into the genital cleft. CASES:: Six cases of hypoestrogenic women are described, with the unusual finding of entrapment of terminal hairs between...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Vigliani MB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated tuberculosis involving the uterine cervix and central nervous system is described in a 26-year-old Native American female with new-onset seizures. Her presenting complaint was generalized seizures with associated weight loss, chronic cough, global headache, and malaise. Pelvic examination revealed an exop...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Kern TW,Waxman AG,Kilgo R,Tempest B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate clinical features, histopathology, treatment regimen, and follow-up in 95 patients with genital lichen planus. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 95 women diagnosed with genital lichen planus and visiting the vulvar clinic at...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Santegoets LA,Helmerhorst TJ,van der Meijden WI

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine the extent of endocervical canal extension of the transformation zone on fresh hysterectomy specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After removal for standard gynecologic indications, 201 uteri were evaluated in the pathology accessioning area of a community hospital before formalin fixation. Uteri were o...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Parker MF,O'Connor DM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of collecting the Affirm VP-III test sample using the residual vaginal discharge found on the speculum. METHODS AND METHODS:One hundred nine symptomatic women (≥18 y) participated in this study. During pelvic examination, vaginal fluid was collected onto 3 swabs for office-based diagn...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Mulhem E,Boyanton BL Jr,Robinson-Dunn B,Ebert C,Dzebo R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is an association between high levels of telomerase and premalignant cervical disease and to provide a preliminary analysis of telomerase activity as a potential triage strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Premenopausal women were invited to participate in the study during routine gyne...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ault KA,Allen HK,Phillips SL,Zimmerman MB,Klingelhutz AJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00