Dr. Farner. - To the casuistic of elephanthiasis (Ein Beitrag zur Kasuistik der Elephanthiasis) .— (Ibid., No. 17)

Background: Sticker sarcoma, also called venereal sarcoma or venereal lymphosarcomatosis, is a tumor of the external genital organs in females and males. In male animals the penis and foreskin (prepuce) are affected, in the female, it happens in vagina (vagina) and labia (vulva). The diagnosis of sticker sarcoma is based on the chronic discharge, the typical locations and the characteristic appearance of the tumor. Methods: We have relied on the treatment method on the complete surgical removal of all cancer cells that we can access. Results: After surgery, we notice recurrent tumors about six months after surgical treatment, indicating the need for other treatments in addition to surgery. Conclusion: Although spontaneous regressions of sticker sarcoma are documented (with permanent immunity), chemotherapy is the treatment of choice today. Irradiation should also be effective. If the tumor is only removed surgically, there is a high rate of recurrence, and this is what happened with the case that we treated, as the tumor reappeared after less than six months.

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On a Peculiar Type of Intersexuality in the Guinea-Pig

Journal of Experimental Biology ◽

10.1242/jeb.4.3.227 ◽

1927 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 227-244

Author(s):

ALEXANDER LIPSCHUTZ

Keyword(s):

Guinea Pig ◽

Guinea Pigs ◽

Mammary Glands ◽

The Other ◽

Normal Male ◽

Normal Female ◽

Sexual Hormones ◽

Testicular Transplantation ◽

Hereditary Nature ◽

External Genital Organs

An abnormal condition of the external genital organs in 16 otherwise normal female guinea-pigs is described. They possessed an hypertrophied penis-like clitoris and horny styles similar to those in the intromittent sac of the normal male penis. The abnormalities are often asymmetrical, the clitoris and the horny style on one side being more developed than on the other. They may even be absent on one side. It is suggested that the malformation is a peculiar type of "partial somatic intersexuality," the external genital organs resembling those in the male guinea-pig. The condition is identical with that described in the castrated female guinea-pig experimentally masculinised by testicular transplantation. There was no indication of the ovaries producing simultaneously female and male sexual hormones: (a) The ovaries were histologically normal. (b) The ovaries when engrafted into castrated males produced the typical female hormonic effect on the mammary glands and had no influence on the penis or on the horny styles. (c) The clitoris and the horny styles of the intersexual females were not affected by removal of the ovaries, whereas in the male removal of the testes caused a pronounced regression of the horny styles even in fully grown animals. (d) The horny styles when cut regenerated even after removal of the ovaries; there is never a regeneration in the castrated male, but only in the normal male. The question is discussed whether the described type of intersexuality might be a case of "successive hormonic intersexuality," both kinds of sexual hormones having been produced simultaneously for a certain time whereas at a later stage only female hormones were secreted. The hypertrophied clitoris and the horny styles would then be considered as "fixed" sex characters persisting after the disappearance of the male sexual hormones. The problem of fixation of sex characters by sexual hormones is considered on experimental lines. The facts observed are rather against the suggestion that the intersexuality described is a case of successive hormonic intersexuality. Other possibilities of explaining the morphogenetic basis of this peculiar type of intersexuality are also discussed. The intersexuality described is of an hereditary nature.

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Women Who Study in Madrasah School Experienced Higher Number of Female Circumcision Compared to Western or English Schools

JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research ◽

10.7719/jpair.v25i1.386 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Salmah Lao Manalocon- Basher

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Female Circumcision ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Experiences Of Women ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽

External Genital Organs

Female circumcision refers to the procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female external genital organs. The reasons for doing this vary but it is commonly observed in places where Muslims predominate. The study is intended to determine: 1) the rate of females who had undergone female circumcision in Madrasah School compared to those who went to English schools, 2) the prevalence rate of female circumcision among Meranaos, and 3) the practices and experiences of women who have undergone FC. The study utilized a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods using a designed questionnaire, interview and focus group discussions with the respondents. The results showed that more girls who were studying in Madrasah have undergone this practice compared to the number of girls who are in Western or English schools. It also showed that the prevalence rate of this practice is indeed high in the rural areas, which is 86%. The practice of FC is performed either during Fridays, Holidays or Mondays and Thursdays. Each mentioned day has meanings and there are certain procedures and instructions being followed in doing the practice. In conclusion, religious justification remains the strong reason why FC is still rampantly performed in the different rural areas of Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

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To casuistry foreign bodies of the female urinary bladder

Journal of obstetrics and women s diseases ◽

10.17816/jowd5130-33 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 30-33

Author(s):

I. Tyshko

Keyword(s):

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Urinary Bladder ◽

Severe Pain ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Lower Abdomen ◽

Lower Back ◽

External Genital Organs

Alexandra Ermolaeva, a peasant woman from the Smolensk district, Spasskaya volost, 22 years old, was admitted to the Smolensk Provincial Zemsky Hospital on February 2, 1890, complaining of complete urinary incontinence, severe pain in the lower abdomen, in the lower back, and external genital organs, constipation and pain.

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A. Kochetkov. Two cases of uterine rupture. (Weekly, 1894, No. 12)

Journal of obstetrics and women s diseases ◽

10.17816/jowd810922-924 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 922-924

Keyword(s):

Uterine Rupture ◽

Xiphoid Process ◽

Small Segment ◽

Obstetric Clinic ◽

External Genital Organs

In November 1892, a woman in labor was admitted to the Kazan Obstetric Clinic, V-para, with t 39.1 . The abdomen is swollen, very sensitive when touched, in the lower parts of the abdomen crepitus; the fundus of the uterus of the finger 2 from the xiphoid process; contracting ring on the finger below the navel, above the entrance to the pelvis head; huge swelling of the external genital organs; from the sleeve, a sanguine liquid is released, with a putrid smell; the heartbeat of the fetus is not audible. Sizes of the pelvis: dist. spin. 24, dist. crist. 26.5, dist. troch. 29, conjug. ext. 18, conjug. diagon. 9.5. Complete opening of the os, presenting the head, descending only in a small segment beyond the entrance of the pelvis. Strong caput succedaneum. The intervals between attempts are 5-10 minutes.

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On the casuistry of tumors of the external genital organs in women. (Lipoma labii majoris sinistri)

Journal of obstetrics and women s diseases ◽

10.17816/jowd87-8633-636 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (7-8) ◽

pp. 633-636

Author(s):

A. A. Anufriev

Keyword(s):

Significant Size ◽

External Genital Organs

New formations of a fatty nature (lipomata), not only reaching a significant size, but also of a small comparative size, are not often found on the external genital parts of women.

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