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Dysgerminoma of the ovary: treatment results in northern Sweden.
(1990)
Thirteen patients with ovarian dysgerminoma were treated and followed up at the Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, University Hospital, Umeă between 1962 and June 1988. All except one had pure dysgerminoma. Ten patients ...
Conservative surgery for vulvovaginal melanoma
(University of Nairobi., 1991)
22 cases of vulvovaginal melanoma seen in Umeă between 1963 and 1989 were retrospectively reviewed. According to FIGO, 11 were in Stage I, 6 in Stage II, 3 in Stage IV and 2 in Stage VI. Most patients received only ...
Prognostic significance of flow cytometric and clinical variables in endometrial adenocarcinoma stages I and II
(University of Nairobi., 1992-06)
In a prospective study comprising 447 women with endometrial carcinoma stages I-II, the prognostic significance of clinical and flow cytometric variables was evaluated in univariate and multivariate analyses. The parameters ...
Management of recurrent cervical cancer: the place of ultra-radical surgery
(University of Nairobi., 1993-06)
Although mortality from cervical cancer has decreased substantially the incidence of recurrent disease, at 35-50%, remains unaltered. Many more young patients are seen with recurrent cervical cancer today. This paper reviews ...
Preliminary experience with intraperitoneal catheters in the treatment of ovarian cancer
(University of Nairobi., 1991-03)
Twenty-nine patients with ovarian carcinoma were treated with intraperitoneal cisplatin. Insertion of an intraabdominal catheter was performed during second-look laparotomy. Only one serious complication occurred with ...
Carcinoma of the cervix in the African setting.
(1990)
Carcinoma of the cervix is the commonest female malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa today. A brief description of its prevalence and distribution is given. Kenyan data is then used to illustrate the predominance of advanced ...
Double HPV infection in African cervical cancer detected by polymerase chain reaction
(University of Nairobi., 1991-02)
Biopsy samples from 13 Kenyan patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix were analysed for the presence of type specific HPV DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HPV 16 was confirmed in 11 (85%) and HPV 18 in ...