Georgia Karpathiou

BackgroundSince the advent of laparoscopic hysterectomy, several studies have described artefacts, such as vascular pseudoinvasion, constituting potential pitfalls in the histological evaluation of these specimens. The use of an intrauterin…

Cervical clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is a rare human papillomavirus-independent adenocarcinoma. While recent studies have focused on gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (GTA), little is known about CCC. A total of 58 (CCCs) were collect…

Pleural effusions are a common respiratory condition with many etiologies. Nonmalignant etiologies explain most pleural effusions and despite being nonmalignant, they can be associated with poor survival; thus, it is important to understand…

Malignant transformation of endometriosis is rare, and most cases concern the ovaries, while extraovarian cases are mostly found in the rectovaginal septum. Incisional adenocarcinoma is extremely rare, with only few cases reported in the li…

BackgroundEndometrial ablation for abnormal uterine bleeding is used as a less invasive alternative to hysterectomy, however, in cases of treatment failure hysterectomy may be finally performed. The histologic changes in these post-treatmen…

The fallopian tube is thought to be the site of origin of most high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSCs). However, how often the tube is abnormal in the setting of other ovarian tumors is unknown. The aim of this study is to define the frequency…

Deep infiltrating endometriosis frequently affects the rectosigmoid region. It clinically presents as a chronic painful condition affecting women in their reproductive time. Here, we present a case of a 28-yr-old female patient who had a hi…

Ectopic splenic tissue in any location could represent accessory spleen, a common congenital abnormality, splenosis, the presence of numerous nodules of ectopic splenic tissue after spleen trauma/surgery or splenogonadal fusion, a rare cong…

BACKGROUND: Seromucinous ovarian tumors are rare and not adequately described in the literature and this is especially true for seromucinous carcinomas. AIM OF THE STUDY: To describe histological and clinical features of these tumors in co…