W Indian Med J
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The epidemiology, clinical features and method of evacuating the uterus were reviewed in 30 patients with hydatidiform mole. The incidence was greatest in patients with blood group O and among young East Indians. ⋯ Only one partial mole and one invasive mole were encountered. Evacuation was achieved chiefly by suction curettage and concomitant augmentation with a Syntocinon infusion.
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A review of tumours of the testis and paratesticular region diagnosed at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 30-year period revealed 14 of the former and 22 of the latter. The testicular tumours were all malignant, with 50 per cent of them being germ-cell neoplasms. Seventeen of the 22 paratesticular tumours, (77.3%) were benign. The histological types, racial incidence and possible aetiological factors are discussed and compared with the findings of other series.