26,492 women from various regions, including 207 communes (203 from the North and the Middle of Vietnam, 4 from Can Tho province) and 3 hospitals (2 in Ha noi and 1 in Can Tho) have been examined (from 1990 to 1996) in order to detect early lessions of cervix cancer by cytological screening. The results are summarized respectively as follows: 1. Communes (on the whole): SIL all types (3.36%) among them LSIL (2.49%) and HSIL (0.87%); invasive carcinomas (0.029%). In Can Tho province (corresponding rates): 3.69% with LSIL (2.71%), HI|SIL (0.98%) and invasive carcinomas (0.06%). 2. Hospitals. Ha noi hospitals: SIL all types (5.62%) with HSIL (2.28%) and invasive carcinomas (0.05%). Can Tho hospital (respectively): 4.57%, 2.38% and 2.75%. The diffirences betwween the morbidity and the ASR (100,000 people) in the North and in the South are discussed.
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis

Screening by Test Pap smear is a preventative method and the best way for early detection for cancer, currently. After the Conference organized in May 2001, the gynaecologic cancers agreed with Bethesda system and give out the guidelines to clinical treatments: sample quality, common classification, results, automatic and depended tests, training and suggestion. Cervical cancer is an important healthy issuse which need to be screening because of its regular characteristics and have an effective treatment methods in the first early period, in the long-term preclinical period and can be able to detect. Using test Pap smear has quickly screen result, less invasive procedures, low cost and can be accepted widely
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Vaginal Smears

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Colposcopy* ; Early Diagnosis* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

Simultaneous endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary was also called 'endometrioid systematic carcinoma'. This disease was not common with the rate of 5.2% of all endometrial carcinomas. This malignant epithelial neoplasm was presented with high differentiation (Grade 1), and it was often detected at early stages (0; 1A: 1B). Their common symptoms were abnormal metrorrhagia associating with ovarian cyst in young women having low parity. The determined diagnosis based on macroscopic and microscopic description, which could be a key significance in classification of this special lesion
Uterine Neoplasms ; Ovary ; diagnosis ; Carcinoma, Endometrioid

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical value of domestically manufactured digital colposcope system (SLC-2000) in the detection of early cervical lesions.

METHODSDuring a follow-up study of patients in Xiangyuan county, Shanxi, a high risk area for cervical cancer, a digital colposcope and an optical colposcope were randomly used for diagnosis, with pathology as the gold standard.

RESULTSIn 163 cervical biopsy specimens, 103 were diagnosed as chronic inflammation by histologic examination. Among 60 specimens which gave abnormal pathology, there were papilloma 1, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) I 37, CIN II 18 and CIN III 4. In 33 endocervical curettage specimens, 3 were pathologically positive. Comparing the digital and optical colposcope in diagnosing the positive lesions of > or = CIN I, the sensitivity of the former and latter were 83.3% and 95.0%, the difference without being statistically significant (P = 0.075). The specificity, positive predictive value, and accuracy of these two instruments were 61.2%, 21.4%, 55.6% and 41.3%, 69.3% 48.5%, with significant difference (P = 0.000, P = 0.035, and P = 0.000). In diagnosing > or = CIN II cervical lesions, these three results of the two instruments did not show any significant difference either. The negative predictive value of the digital and optical colposcope were 86.3% and 88.0%, also showing no significant difference (P = 0.075).

CONCLUSIONThe specificity, positive predictive value, and accuracy of the digital colposcope in diagnosing cervical lesions > or = CIN I are all superior to those of the traditional optical colposcope, even though the sensitivity of the latter is higher. There is no difference between the two instruments in diagnosing lesions > or = CIN II. Not only is domestic digital colposcope (SLC-2000) effective, but feasible and practical in the diagnosis, research and follow-up of cervical lesions.

Colposcopes ; Female ; Humans ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Diseases ; diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Uterine Cervicitis ; diagnosis

Female ; Humans ; Hydatidiform Mole ; diagnosis ; Pregnancy ; Uterine Neoplasms ; diagnosis

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Sarcoma, Myeloid ; diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis

*Adenocarcinoma ; *Carcinosarcoma ; *Hysterectomy ; *Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasms/*diagnosis ; Neoplasms/*etiology ; Neoplasms/*radiotherapy ; Neoplasms/*therapy ; *Uterine Neoplasms

A lipomatous tumor originating in the uterus is a rare benign neoplasm, and most reported cases have been of the mixed type. Authenticated cases of pure lipomas of the uterus are extremely rare. We report one such case in which the findings of magnetic resonance imaging provided the basis for preoperative diagnosis.
Diagnosis ; Lipoma* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Neoplasms ; Uterus

PURPOSE: Uterine myoma is the most common benign uterine neoplasm, and assosiated with gynecologic and obsteric complications. Preoperative acurrate analysis of the number, location and type of the myoma is important, especially in reproductive women. We analyze the MR findings of uterine myoma for evaluation of the role of MR in diagnosis of uterine myoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyze MR findings of 76 myomas in 40 patients, and 34 myomas in 17 patients of them were confirmed by surgery. With 2. 0T Spectro-20000(Gold-star, Korea), TlWl axial images and T2Wl axial and sagittal images were obtained. Locations were classified into fundus, anterior body, posterior body, right body, left body, and cervix. Types were classified into submucosal, intramural, and subserosal. Associated findings were analiyed also. RESULTS: The most common location and type wre posterior body and intramural type, respectively. Ten myomas were confirmed on surgery only, and the causes were as follows:first, all 10 myomas were less than 2 cm in size;second, 1 subserosal myoma was abutted to a large ovarian mass;third, small myomas were abutted to each other, or small one was adjacent to larger one and considered as one large myoma. Degenerative change was noted in 50% of histologically confirmed cases. High signal halo on T2Wl was noted in 14%. CONCLUSION: MR is excellent in detection and localization of uterine leiomyoma larger than 2cm, and may be a preoperative diagnostic method of choice in patient who need myomectomy for preservation of childbearing function.
Cervix Uteri ; Diagnosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Myoma ; Uterine Neoplasms