BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to update the registry of women in the
Netherlands with clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCAC) of the cervix or vagina with or without
intrauterine exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES). METHODS From a nationwide search in
PALGA, the automated pathology registry in the Netherlands, data were gathered on women
with CCAC born after 1947. Information obtained from the clinical files of the patients
included reported exposure to DES, patterns of complaints previous to diagnosis, the current …

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and cervix. An update of the central Netherlands
registry showing twin age incidence peaks | CiNii Research … Cancer 79 2229-2236, 1997 …