OBJECTIVE: To assess the intermodality agreement between transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of deep pelvic endometriosis (DE), using a compartment-based framework that includes both classic…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the performance of the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System Magnetic Resonance Imaging (O-RADS MRI) score in the evaluation of adnexal masses and to provide technical notes about its current MRI parameters and conc…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of clear cell ovarian carcinoma (CCOC) and endometrioid ovarian carcinoma (EOC) associated or not with endometriosis. METHODS: This wa…
Ovarian clear cell and endometrioid carcinomas (type I) are thought to develop from endometriosis. ARID1A loss of expression is known to be related to the promotion of the endometriosis carcinogenesis. Despite the diverse origins and progno…
AIM: To evaluate the prediction of malignancy in women with pelvic masses using the Copenhagen Index (CPH-I) and Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three hundred eighty four women operated due to an ovarian …
BACKGROUND: Exposure of ovarian cells to estrogen, which is detoxified by glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), has been associated with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) development. OBJECTIVES: We tested in this study whether the GSTM1, GSTT1…
Carcinoma in a Background of Endometriosis: Case Report of a Finding in a Midline Abdominal Scar 5 Years After a Total Abdominal Hysterectomy.
ContextThere is no adequate preoperative method for differentiating between benign and malignant pelvic masses. Evaluations of CA 125 serum levels, ultrasonography findings and menstrual state have been tested in isolation as diagnostic met…