[Clinical picture of tumors from the mesoblastoma group in women]. / Obraz kliniczny nowotworu z grupy mesoblastoma u kobiet.

Yolk Sac Tumor (YST) originating from the primitive reproductive cells reminds with its microscopic construction a gallbladder or an endodermal sinus thus the name endodermal sinus tumor, Yolk sac tumor, mesoblastoma vitellinum Teilum. There have been presented here two cases of YST of different locality with unusual development of one of them and rapid course in the both cases. In both discussed cases the survival period exceeds 3 months. Both patients are still alive and the period from the day of diagnosis and operation is in one case 26 months and in the second one 11 months.

[The significance of colposcopy in surgical gynecologic emergent situations]. / Znaczenie kolposkopii w ginekologii operacyjnej z naglych wskazan.

There has been described the case of coexistence of ruptured extra-uterine cysts and cancer of cervix uteri diagnosed by preliminary colposcopic examination confirmed by cytology and the directed biopsy specimen what enabled simultaneous surgical treatment. The presented paper is sufficient example that the colposcopy protects a woman requiring surgical treatment caused by the emergent gynecologic reasons from further surgical interventions in cases of simultaneous malignant changes of cervix uteri.

[Accuracy of pretherapeutic diagnosis of early invasive cervical carcinoma]. / Trafnosc rozpoznania przedterapeutycznego raka wczesnoinwazyjnego szyjki macicy.

In 114 women treated at the First Department of Gynecology Medical Academy in Cracow, between the years 1967-1985 there was compared the agreement of the histological examination of a colposcopy directed biopsy specimen with the histological examination of the operative specimen in cervical carcinoma with early invasion. In 103 cases (90.4%) histological examination of a guided biopsy specimen of early invasive carcinoma confirmed the results of the operative specimen. In 1 case the operative specimen confirmed severe dysplasia as in the guided biopsy specimen early invasive carcinoma. In 10 cases the guided biopsy specimen confirmed CIN 3 (6 cases severe dysplasia and 4 cases ca in situ), the results of operative specimen confirmed early invasive carcinoma. In 5 out the above 10 cases, the results were altered due to a 3-8 mouth delay of surgery. The divergence regards to the remaining 5 cases (4.4%). This high agreement of histological examination of a colposcopy guided biopsy specimen and operative specimen shows a significant accurate meaning of colposcopy in confirming early lesions of cervical carcinoma.