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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this project was to suggest guidelines for management of Low grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion(LSIL) by evaluating natural course of LSIL of the uterine cervix. MATERIAL & METHODS: Among the women who visited Korea University Kuro Hospital from Jan. 1993 to Oct. 1998, One hundred fifty eight patients who were diagnosed as LSIL with colposcopy directed biopsy were followed up by colposcopy and/or cytology, HPV DNA test every 3 months. RESULT: In I58 patients who were diagnosed as LSIL, colposcopic examination confirmed progression to high grade intraepithelial lesion(HSIL) in 17(10.7%) patients, persistence of LSIL in 87(55%) patients, regression to normal in 54(34.2%) patients during the 3 year follow-up period. In prediction of LSIL subgroup, abnormal Pap test is 39%, 64%, 71% and abnormal HPV test is l6%, 29%, 65% in regression, persistent and progression group respectively. The shortest time of transition from minor lesion(LSIL) to high grade lesion was 12 months (the range, 12-51). CONCLUSION: Of the patients who were diagnosed as LSIL and monitored by colposcopy for 60 months, 34% had disease that regressed, 55% had persistent disease, and 11% had progressive disease. HPV DNA test(p=0.002) is more informative than pap test(p=0.567) in prediction of disease progression.
Biopsy ; Cervix Uteri ; Colposcopy ; Disease Progression ; DNA ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests ; Humans ; Korea ; Natural History

OBJECTIVES: Early diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation is important to ensure optimal monitoring and delivery with the introduction of real-time and Doppler ultrasound systems, a noninvasive method of measuring human fetal blood flow has become available. The aim of this study is to compare blood flow velocity waveforms at the fetal descending aorta and umbilical artery in normal and in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension. METHODS: Using a combination of linear array real-time and pulsed Doppler ultrasound, blood flow velocity measurements were carried out at the fetal descending aorta and umbilical artery in 35 normal pregnancies and 18 cases of pregnancy induced hypertensive patients. RESULTS: The mean systolic/diastolic ratio of umbilical artery and aorta was significantly higher in PIH patients than in normal pregnancies(3.8 +/- 0.81 versus 2.97 +/- 0.52, p<0.05) and to predict perinatal morbidity, umbilical velocimetry is more sensitive than that of descending thoracic aorta. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that umbilical artery velocimetry could be used as a marker to predict adverse perinatal outcome.
Aorta ; Aorta, Thoracic* ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Fetal Blood ; Fetal Growth Retardation ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced ; Pregnancy ; Rheology* ; Ultrasonography ; Umbilical Arteries

To identify significant prognostic factors in patients undergoing simple hysterectomy in the presence of invasive cervical cancer, the records of 45 patients who had taken such a procedure between 1993 and 1997 were reviewed. Overall relapse-free survival and 5-year survival rates were 91.1 and 92.1%, respectively. Factors found to be significantly related to survival were the retrospectively determined stage(p=0.0000), the presence of residual disease(p=0.0001), and cell type(p=0.0000). By multivariate analysis, factor emerging as significantly detrimental to survival was the cell type. The presence of residual disease was a marginally significant factor(p=0.067). The expectations for survival of patients with residual tumor mass and/or with adenocarcinoma after simple hysterectomy appear to be markedly worse than those with others, so radical reoperation should be considered in those patients.
Adenocarcinoma ; Humans ; Hysterectomy* ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasm, Residual ; Reoperation ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

OBJECTIVE: Although the use of cytology in screening has reduced morbidity and mortality from invasive cervical cancer, there has been limitation because of the low sensitivity and high false negative rate in the detection of preclinical or clinical disease of the cervix. This study was performed to explore the usefulness of Hybrid Capture System HPV DNA test as a diagnostic method of the cervical cancer. METHODS: Cervical cytology and Hybrid Capture System 1 (HCS1) HPV DNA test were performed in 1,023 women who visited Gynecologic Oncology Clinic in Guro Hospital, Korea University Medical Center. HPV DNA were retested by HCS1, HCS2 and Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR), in randomly selected 200 women to compare these DNA tests. RESULTS: While the sensitivity and specificity of cervical cytology in detection of cervical lesion were 71.2% and 89.5%, those of HCS1 HPV DNA test were 63.0% and 86.9% respectively. There was significant difference in detection of cervical precancerous lesions between HCS1 and HCS2 (P<0.05), but not between HCS2 and PCR (P=0.14). And the sensitivity and specificity were improved with combining cytology and HCS1 HPV DNA test(82.2%, 86.9%~). CONCLUSION: HCS HPV DNA test may be considered as a useful adjunctive test with cervical cytology in cervical cancer screening.
Academic Medical Centers ; Cervix Uteri ; DNA ; Female ; Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests* ; Humans ; Korea ; Mass Screening* ; Mortality ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

Malignant Mixed Mullerian tumors(MMMTs) are unusual neoplasms occumng mostly in the uterus and, ralely, they arise in the ovary. The clinical features of malignant mixed mullerian tumor of the ovary are similiar to other ovarian malignancies. The clinical course is rapidly progressive and fatal. The optimal treatment modalities has remained elusive. The most reliable prognostic criterion is the initial tumor stage and the overall survival was poor. We experienced two cases of malignant mixed miillerian tumor of the ovary, so we report these cases with a brief review of the concerned literatures.
Female ; Ovary* ; Respiratory Sounds ; Uterus

OBJECTIVE: Our study was performed to assess prevalence of HPV infections in general female population of Korea and efficacy of HPV DNA test as an adjunctive screening of cervical cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2000 to December 2000, a total 689 patients who had undergone Pap smear and HPV DNA test using Hybrid Capture System-II were included in this study. High risk types of HPV included 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68. We performed colposcopic biopsy on 203 patients. RESULTS: High-risk oncogenic HPV infections were found in the 19.4% of the investigated patients. The sensitivity and negative predictive value of Pap smear alone in identifying the lesions more severe than CIN 2 was 72.2% and 83.2%, respectively. The combination of Pap smear and high risk HPV testing increased to 96.3% and 95.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HPV infection in general population was 19.4%. The use of HPV DNA testing significantly improved the sensitivity or negative predictive value of the diagnosis of high grade CIN or cancer. Thus, we suggest HPV DNA testing appears to be a needed adjunct to the Pap smear and a combined screening test offers the possibility of greater detection or longer screening intervals, which will be able to reduce the overall cost of the screening program.
Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests* ; Humans ; Korea* ; Mass Screening* ; Prevalence* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

OBJECTIVE: To measure gynecologic resources required to care for women who have unscheduled vaginal bleeding while using hormone replacement therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 1996 to December 1998, women presenting with abnormal withdrawal bleeding on HRT were identified and associated clinic visits and gynecologic procedures were recorded during a mean follow-up of 2 years. RESULTS: Among women using cyclic HRT, 28.9% had> OR =1 visit for unscheduled vaginal bleeding 8.7% had> OR =1 endometrial biopsy. Among women using continuous combined HRT, 19.3% had> OR =1 visit for unscheduled vaginal bleeding and 6.4% had> OR =1 endometrial biopsy. The gynecologic procedures used in women using cyclic HRT were 20% of reassurance, 50% of ultrasonograpy, 30% of endometrial biopsy and in women using continuous combined HRT were 50% of reassurance, 16.6% of ultrasonograpy, 33.3% of endometrial biopsy. The results of endometrial biopsy were reported all the benign condition. CONCLUSION(S): Unscheduled vaginal bleeding markedly decreased after 12 months of therapy in women using continuous combined HRT but did not decline among those using cyclic HRT.
Ambulatory Care ; Biopsy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hemorrhage ; Hormone Replacement Therapy* ; Humans ; Uterine Hemorrhage*

Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is very rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of all malignant gynecologic tumors. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the leading presenting complaint. The histology and behavior of primary tubal carcinoma are similar to ovarian cancer, thus the evaluation and treatment are also essentially the same. The correct preoperative diagnosis of tubal carcinoma is very difficult and its incidence is less than 1%. The prognosis of patients with primary tubal carcinoma has generally been regarded poor, with an overall survival rate parallels that of epithelial ovarian cancer. Recently we experienced two cases of primary tubal carcinoma, therefore we present these rare malignant neoplasm of the female genital tract with a brief review of the literature.
Diagnosis ; Fallopian Tubes ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate ; Uterine Hemorrhage

Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is very rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of all malignant gynecologic tumors. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the leading presenting complaint. The histology and behavior of primary tubal carcinoma are similar to ovarian cancer, thus the evaluation and treatment are also essentially the same. The correct preoperative diagnosis of tubal carcinoma is very difficult and its incidence is less than 1%. The prognosis of patients with primary tubal carcinoma has generally been regarded poor, with an overall survival rate parallels that of epithelial ovarian cancer. Recently we experienced two cases of primary tubal carcinoma, therefore we present these rare malignant neoplasm of the female genital tract with a brief review of the literature.
Diagnosis ; Fallopian Tubes ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate ; Uterine Hemorrhage