OBJECTIVES: Previous evidence seems to support the more common presence of certain pigmentation types in women with endometriosis. The aim of this study was to assess the association of certain somatic phenotypes with specific localizations…
The incidence of endometriosis in middle-aged women is not minimal compared to that in the reproductive age group. The treatment of affected women after childbearing age to the natural transition toward menopause has received considerably p…
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the functional morphologic features of the ovarian cortex surrounding benign cysts. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-four specimens (13 mature teratomas, nine benign cystadenomas, and 32 endometriomas) were obtained…
To compare two different surgical techniques for the resection of the cardinal ligaments during radical operation for cervical cancer, 84 patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (FIGO stages IB-IIA > or = 4 cm, IIB-III) primarily tre…