OBJECTIVE: To examine clinicopathologic characteristics and oncologic outcomes of patients diagnosed with Mullerian adenosarcoma and to evaluate ovarian preservation as a practical management option in early-stage disease. METHODS: A retro…
Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is an unusual uterine smooth muscle proliferation that can be associated with aggressive clinical behavior despite a histologically benign appearance. It has some overlapping molecular characteristics with b…
Purpose: Uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is a rare and aggressive variant of endometrial cancer. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) studies have recently reported c-Myc gene amplification in a large number of USCs, suggesting c-Myc as a potential …
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the single most deadly form of women's cancer, typically presenting as an advanced disease at diagnosis in part due to a lack of known risk factors or genetic markers of risk. The KRAS oncogene and altered levels of t…
OBJECTIVE: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecologic malignancy. Type I EC has a favorable prognosis, while type II ECs account for half of all treatment failures. Little knowledge of the biological differences is available to …
Ovarian primary carcinoid tumors of pure histological type can pose a significant diagnostic challenge in its separation from metastatic carcinoids from the gastrointestinal tract. Yet, their clinical management and prognosis are drasticall…