The aim of this study is to investigate cancer survival parameters in patients with a combination of adenomyosis and endometrial carcinoma in pathological specimens. This is a retrospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary health center…
Endometriosis is a common gynecological pathology with the abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) being a rarer one but with increasing frequency probably to the increased rate of deliveries by cesarean sections. Endometrial tissue is hormone r…
Introduction: Adenomyosis is a prevalent gynecological disorder among women with no specified causes. It is characterized by non-specific symptoms, and can present itself as abnormal uterine bleeding, abdominal pain, menstrual disorders. Th…
Adnexal masses during pregnancy are not uncommon. Ovarian cysts or masses during pregnancy should be accurately evaluated to identify the patients who need surgical interventions from those where a 'wait-and-see' strategy can be followed. U…
BACKGROUND: Recently, a Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) utilising human epididymis secretory protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 successfully classified patients as presenting a high or low risk for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We val…
BACKGROUND: The development of cancer from adenomyotic foci is a rare occurrence. The diagnosis is frequently delayed because of the absence of tumor in the eutopic endometrium. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 64-year-old postmenopausa…
We report a case of polypoid bladder endometriosis in pregnancy. Diagnostic workup showed a vesicouterine well-vascularized polypoid mass, suspicious for malignancy. During pregnancy, the mass was surgically resected with safe oncological m…
Pelvic surgery for gynecological cancer can affect sexuality through a number of anatomical, physiological and psychological mechanisms. We aimed to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and psychological functioning in women who und…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian squamous cell carcinoma is usually derived from a teratoma, a Brenner tumour or endometriosis. Association with an HPV infection is rare. CASE: A fourth case of ovarian squamous cell cancer associated with HR-HPV is pre…