Mesotheliomas of the abdominal cavity are rare tumors that primarily involve the peritoneum, mesentery, and omentum. The involvement of the viscera is usually secondary to bulky and extensive serosal disease. We describe 7 cases of mesothel…
Energy deregulation and abnormalities of tumor cell metabolism are critical issues in understanding cancer. Hereditary leiomyomatosis renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is an aggressive form of RCC characterized by germline mutation of the Krebs …
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of CD10 immunohistochemistry in addition to hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining would increase the sensitivity of surgically suspected endometriosis lesions. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SET…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of fat-suppressed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective clinical trial. SETTING: A government research hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-eight women with pe…
OBJECTIVE: To correlate the diagnosis of endometriosis in lesions excised at laparoscopy with pathologic diagnosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: U.S. government research hospital. PATIENT(S): Women with chronic pelvic pain thought…
Primary cancers of the vagina are rare. They comprise 1% to 2% of all gynecologic malignancies and occur predominantly in older women. The diagnosis of primary carcinoma of the vagina requires that the cervix and vulva be intact and that no…
A 20-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of intermittent focal headaches and a generalized seizure. Computerized tomography demonstrated a hypodense ring-enhancing cystic right parietal lobe lesion. At operation, a chocolate-colo…
primary adenocarcinoma of the vagina arising in endometriosis is extremely rare. We present here the fifth case in the literature and the only one in which long-term follow-up is available. The patient was managed with intravaginal and exte…
Five patients with catamenial pneumothorax are reported, four of whom had proven diaphragmatic defects. Two had microscopic diaphragmatic endometrial implants in the area of the defects. No specimen was obtained in two others. A fifth patie…