Endometriosis is a common gynecological pathology with the abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) being a rarer one but with increasing frequency probably to the increased rate of deliveries by cesarean sections. Endometrial tissue is hormone r…
BACKGROUND: The presence of urinary excretion products of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been proposed as a tumor marker. To ascertain the clinical value in gynecologic cancers, the authors studied 612 nonpregnant women. METHODS: T…
Forty-six nonhysterectomized women treated with tamoxifen during 6-36 months as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer underwent a hysteroscopy to assess the endometrial effects of this drug. Whereas the endometrium was normal among 23 patients…
In order to study the action of Tamoxifen upon the uterus, 16 breast cancer patients were prospectively evaluated by means of an hysteroscopy before Tamoxifen therapy and again after 6 to 36 months of treatment. The results show the occurre…