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A Razi

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The UMLS Knowledge Source server.

The UMLS Knowledge Source server is an evolving tool for accessing information stored in the UMLS Knowledge Sources. The system architecture is based on the client-server paradigm wherein remote site users send their requests to a centrally managed server at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The client programs can run on platforms supporting the TCP/IP communication protocol. Access to the system is provided through a command-line interface and through an Application Programming Interface.

Computer Communication Networks

Endometrial adenocarcinoma arising in a secretory endometrium.

Endometrial adenocarcinoma in young women below the age of 45 years and in a functioning endometrium is rare. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman, who without clinical risk factors, was found to have a focal well-differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma in the background of a histologically secretory endometrium. Endometrial evaluation for abnormal vaginal bleeding in a young ovulating female and thorough examination of the endometrium in its entirety in the hysterectomized uterus are reemphasized.

Adenocarcinoma

UMLS knowledge for biomedical language processing.

This paper describes efforts to provide access to the free text in biomedical databases. The focus of the effort is the development of SPECIALIST, an experimental natural language processing system for the biomedical domain. The system includes a broad coverage parser supported by a large lexicon, modules that provide access to the extensive Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Knowledge Sources, and a retrieval module that permits experiments in information retrieval. The UMLS Metathesaurus and Semantic Network provide a rich source of biomedical concepts and their interrelationships. Investigations have been conducted to determine the type of information required to effect a map between the language of queries and the language of relevant documents. Mappings are never straightforward and often involve multiple inferences.

Humans

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid in children.

Three cases of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the middle ear and mastoid in children are presented. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. A multidisciplinary approach employing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy is the method of choice in the management of this rare and highly lethal condition.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols

Cryosurgery for intraepithelial neoplasia of the cervix.

Cryosurgery was used as the means of therapy in 203 patients with intraepithelial neoplasia of the cervix. One hundred and ten patients were diagnosed by colposcopy, directed biopsy, and endocervical curettings. The histological diagnosis varied between mild dysplasia and carcinoma in situ. Carbon dioxide gas was used as the refrigerant. Cryosurgery was effective in 96% of the 203 patients treated. The main causes of failure were: lack of colposcopy, endocervical involvement, the size of the lesion, single freeze, and severity of the lesion. False-negative Pap smear rates were 12.8%. The results suggest that carefully selected patients with early intraepithelial neoplasia can be treated adequately by cryosurgery with low incidence of recurrence and without risk and the cost of hospitalization. Meanwhile, this study reaffirms the need to perform biopsies and investigate any abnormal changes of the cervix, even in the absence of an abnormal cytology smear, before any treatment.

Adolescent