Abstract Objective: To assess whether VEGF-C expression can predict the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and pelvic lymphnode metastases in bulky cevical cancer.Methods: Seventeen cervical cancer stage IB2 and IIA2 cases during the period of July 2009 until June 2010 were collected consecutively and given neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) PVB prior radical surgery. Response to treatment was ev…
Abstract Objective: To find out whether diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension is associated with endometrial cancer and could increase the staging of the cancer.Method: This was an analytic retrospective descriptive study with cross sectional design. Data were taken from the medical record of patients diagnosed as having endometrial cancer in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Dr. Hasan Sa…
Abstract Objective: To assess the effect of Paclitaxel-Carboplatin combination on epithelial ovarian cancer by studying the changes in VEGF serum levels after receiving 3 series of chemotherapy.Methods: This was a cohort study conducted at several teaching hospitals in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University from April 2011 to March 2012. The subje…
Abstract Objective: To investigate and compare serum profile of CA-125, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in various stages of endometriosis.Methods: Forty endometriosis patientsâ™ blood samples were taken prior to laparoscopic surgery for various indications. Diagnosis of endometriosis was confirmed by laparoscopy. Independent T test methods were used for s…
This study is the analytical research with Cross Sectional approach, aims to know how to bottle-feeding relationship with the incidence of diarrhea in children under 1 year of age at the health center Krian Sidoarjo. As the population is all the mothers who have children aged under 1 year susu congume formula and visit the clinic at the Puskesmas Krian IMCI Sidoarjo. Sampling technique used wa…