Treatment failure can occur with any regimen in patients with or without HIV infection. Because the possibility of clinical relapse after syphilis therapy may be slightly higher in HIV-infected patients, the importance of closely following HIV-infected patients with syphilis cannot be overstated.
Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or lump of breast, usually in the treatment of malignant tumor or breast cancer.
HAROLD E. SIMON, M.D. Colpectomy is an operation which has fallen into an undeserved oblivion in this country largely because it involves the complete anatomic and physiologic loss of the vagina.