BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is often diagnosed years after symptom onset, while communication-related factors remain poorly defined in Central and Eastern Europe. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 150 Romanian women reporting surgicall…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a benign estrogen-dependent gynecological disease involving components of the female genital tract (uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, large, round, and utero-sacral ligaments) and intra- and extraperitoneal regi…
Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma has an overall good prognosis. However, variable five-year survival rates (92%-42%) have been reported in FIGO stage I, suggesting the involvement of other factors related to tumor biological behavior. The…
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have a great variability that provides a complex intervention in pathophysiological conditions. MMPs roles in pathology may be grouped into the following main types: (1) tissue destruction, as in cancer inva…