World journal of clinical oncology

Small bowel lymphatic malformations are rare benign tumors of the lymphatic system, accounting for < 1% of intra-abdominal lymphatic malformations. They pose diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific presentations and are often misdiagnosed.…

BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial genes are involved in tumor metabolism in ovarian cancer (OC) and affect immune cell infiltration and treatment responses. AIM: To predict prognosis and immunotherapy response in patients diagnosed with OC using m…

Estrogens are a group of steroid hormones produced by ovary, placenta, and other organs. They have historically been associated with female reproduction, but according to current evidence estrogens regulate also male reproductive and nonrep…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. This disease is one of the main gynecological diseases, affecting around 10%-15% women and …

BACKGROUND: Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWW) syndrome is a rare Müllerian duct anomaly, characterized by a combination of urogenital abnormalities. The occurrence of primary cervico-vaginal carcinomas in patients with HWW syndrome is exceptio…

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy in the western world. The majority of women presenting with the disease are asymptomatic and it has been dubbed the "silent killer". To date there is no effective …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative evaluations aiming to assess high-risk features in clinical stage 1 endometrial cancer patients are crucial to refer these patients to gynecologic oncologists. Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) and human epididymis protein…

Laparoscopy-related tumor implantations of gynecological malignancies into the subcutaneous tissue are rarely diagnosed. We report an interesting case of a 46-year-old female who presented with an abdominal subcutaneous metastasis of a bord…

Endometriosis is the leading cause of morbidity among premenopausal women and the complex pathogenesis of this disease remains controversial despite extensive research. This disease represents one of the most common gynecological problems. …

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the sixth most common cancer and the seventh cause of death from cancer in women. The etiology and the ovarian carcinogenesis still need clarification although ovulation may be determinant due to its carcinogenic role…