Melissa K Frey

Pathogenic germline variants underlie up to 20% of ovarian cancer (OC) and are associated with varying degrees of risk for OC. For mutations in high-penetrance genes such as BRCA1/2, the role of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy…

There remains a need to differentiate between women with a benign or a malignant adnexal mass prior to surgery. As part of an ongoing evaluation of vaginal fluid compounds as potential tumor biomarkers we evaluated whether vaginal lysophosp…

•Splenosis is a rare complication of splenic trauma or splenectomy.•Splenosis can be mistaken for gynecologic malignancy.•Splenosis must be considered as a diagnosis in all patients with history of prior trauma or splenectomy.

ObjectiveWe sought to determine the prevalence of adenomyosis and assess its effect on lymph node status in endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium (EAC).Study designHysterectomy specimens from a single institution were reviewed for …