The aim of the current study was to diagnose the concomitant presence of adenomyosis (AM) in endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC) in order to evaluate its value as an oncological prognostic marker. A retrospective analysis of 289 patients …
BACKGROUND: Aim of the study was to investigate whether menstrual cycle length may be considered as a surrogate measure of reproductive health, improving the accuracy of biochemical/sonographical ovarian reserve test in estimating the repro…
Controlled ovarian stimulation, using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocol, is a potential treatment option for women with a low response to other fertility treatments as it appears to be at least as effective as GnR…
Although it is widely accepted that patients, who are considered poor responders to in vitro fertilization (IVF) benefit from recombinant luteinizing hormone (rLH) supplementation during an in vitro fertilization cycle, particularly when go…
BACKGROUND: Uterine sarcomas are relatively rare tumors that account for approximately 1-3% of female genital tract malignancies and between 4-9% of uterine cancers. Less than 8% of all cases are Mullerian adenosarcoma, a distinctive uterin…
BACKGROUND: Of all female genital tract tumors, 1-3% are stromal malignancies. In 8-10% of cases, these are represented by Müllerian adenosarcoma an extremely rare tumor characterized by a stromal component of usually low-grade malignancy a…
Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease defined as the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, causing dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, menstrual irregularities, and infertility. Serum CA-125 measure…
OBJECTIVE: To describe how a hydronephrosis can lead to a difficult differential diagnosis between endometriosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of a new technique, the sonovaginography, for the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-six women were scheduled for lapar…
From October 1982 through December 1986, standardized abdominal-pelvic sonography was performed on 257 patients with ovarian cancer scheduled to undergo surgery (laparoscopy, laparotomy). This U.S. test was evaluated by a gynaecologist who …