Leodolter S

In current scientific discussion, increasing importance is being given to the clinical significance of the new formation of vessels (angiogenesis) in the course of physiological, inflammatory and neoplastic processes. Angiogenesis is best s…

As a promoter of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is believed to play a pivotal role in tumour growth and metastasis. The aim of this study was to determine the value of preoperative serum VEGF levels in the early dia…

OBJECTIVE: To show that in patients with endometriosis a 6 kD polypeptide, the tumour-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI), can occur at elevated concentrations in serum. DESIGN: In a prospective study TATI serum levels were assessed prior …

In ovarian cancer patients a 6 kDa polypeptide, the tumour-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI), can occur at elevated concentrations in both urine and serum. In this study pretreatment serum levels of TATI (cut-off point 21 ng ml-1) and CA …

While the occurrence of heterotopic endometrial tissue is relatively common during the reproductive years, involvement of the pulmonary pleura is an extremely rare event. Since the condition is poorly understood, patients with "catamenial p…