A Case of Leiomyoma of the Uterus and Vagina / 대한산부인과학회잡지

The leiomyoma of the vagina is relatively rare benign tumor, but most common mesencymal tumors in adult woman. There does not seem to be a correlation between the existence of vaginal leiomyoma and uterine or other leiomyomas. But, recently we experienced a case of vaginal leiomyoma arising in the lateral vaginal wall and concomitant uterine leiomyoma. Now we present it with a brief review of the case and its literatures.

A Case of Ruptured Tuboovarian Abscess in Late Pregnancy / 대한산부인과학회잡지

Tuboovarian abscess associated with pregnancy is not commonly reported. Diagnosis may be difficult if the obstetrician is not aware that this condition can occur during pregnancy. The diagnosis is often made at laparotomy by a physician expecting appendicitis or another inflam-matory condition. A case of ruptured tuboovarian abscess on 34 weeks' gestation of pregnancy was presented and reviewed briefly.

TNF-alpha concentration of plasma and peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis: Dose TNF-alpha influence the pathogenesis of endometriosis / 대한산부인과학회잡지

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose of study was to investigate whether in vivo levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in plasma and peritoneal fluid (PF) differ in women with and without endometriosis.Design : Prospective and case-control study. METHODS: Fifty-seven women with laparotomy or laparoscopic findings of minimal to severe endometriosis, and forty-two women with no visual evidence of pelvic endometriosis and with benign gynecologic disease. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in plasma and PF were determined using commercial ELISA. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha concentrations were compared among women with and without endometriosis, and then also were compared according to the revised American Fertility Society classification. RESULTS: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha concentrations were not significantly increased in the plasma and PF of women with endometriosis than in matched normal controls. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha concentrations in endometriosis stage III and IV were sightly increased, which were not increased statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Plasma and PF tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were not different between women with and without endometriosis. Our RESULTS: do not rule out the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor-alpha may be involved in the pathogenesis of some features of endometriosis.