Jonathan L. Hecht

BackgroundParity and breastfeeding are associated with systemic changes in maternal inflammation and reduced risk of ovarian cancer, but little is known about their impact on the ovarian tumor immune microenvironment.MethodsWe evaluated the…

To evaluate whether deeper histologic sections and tissue-blocking practices improve the diagnosis of endometriosis in peritoneal biopsies. We retrospectively reviewed 148 peritoneal biopsy cases with clinical suspicion of endometriosis fro…

Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent condition, usually occurring in menstruating and, rarely, in postmenopausal women, in which endometrial glands and stroma grow ectopically outside the uterus. Most often, ectopic endometrial tis…

BackgroundCigarette smoke exposure has been linked to systemic immune dysfunction, including for B-cell and immunoglobulin (Ig) production, and poor outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer. No study has evaluated the impact of smoke exposu…

Endometriosis, a painful gynecological condition accompanied by inflammation in women of reproductive age, is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer. We evaluated the role of peritoneal heme accumulated during menstrual cycling…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the sonographic findings of endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN), a precursor of endometrial cancer. METHODS: Cases were found by word search of pathology database 1/2013 to 6/2019. One hundred and seventy-eig…

BackgroundDifferential associations between ovarian cancer risk factors and estrogen receptor-α (ERα) ovarian tumor expression have been noted; however, no research has assessed estrogen receptor-β (ERβ) expression. Thus, in exploratory ana…

Differentiating ovarian tumors based on developmental pathway may further enhance our understanding of the disease. Traditionally, ovarian cancers were thought to arise from the ovarian surface epithelium; however, recent evidence suggests …

Abstract Context .—Endometrial carcinoma of endometrioid histology is frequently preceded by endometrial hyperplasia, from which localized, premalignant lesions called endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN) emerge. Diagnostic criteria …