Elvio G. Silva

ORCID: 0000-0002-4433-6601 · 4 papers in corpus · active 1989-2011

Study types

  • article 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • mesh:D004715 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2011
The American journal of surgical pathology ·doi:10.1097/pas.0b013e3182354a79

Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) is an uncommon mesothelial tumor that occurs in the peritoneum of women over a wide age range. Although considered a tumor of uncertain malignant potential, information about its biological …

article 2006
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/01.pgp.0000192274.44061.36

Genetic aberrations, such as loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and mutations leading to functional inactivation of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene, located on chromosome 10q23.3, have been shown to be associated with approximately one third of ov…

article 1989
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/0090-8258(89)90043-7
article 1989
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/00004347-198906000-00007

The presence of endometrial tissue in myometrial vessels has been described in the literature primarily in association with the menstrual period. We reviewed 277 hysterectomy specimens to assess the frequency of endometrial tissue in myomet…