BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy, and its incidence and associated mortality are increasing. Despite the immediate need to detect these cancers at an earlier stage, there is no effective screening met…
A great majority of endometrial carcinoma recurrences are observed in high-risk patients and within the first 3 years of treatment. The relapse of endometrial carcinoma occurring more than 10 years after initial treatment has rarely been de…
Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis is an unusual inflammatory lesion of the fallopian tube, characterized by accumulation of foamy macrophages in the wall of the fallopian tube along with other chronic inflammatory cells. Only a few cases of x…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the inflammatory response and mediators in the endometrium of patients with hydrosalpinges compared with normal controls. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Urban medical center. PATIENT…
BACKGROUND: A number of histologic and epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between endometriosis and ovarian carcinoma. Some reports have described a transition from endometriosis to atypical endometriosis to carcinoma. Usin…
OBJECTIVE: To compare immunohistochemical staining patterns in noncystic and cystic endometriosis lesions. DESIGN: Experimental. SETTING: Archived pathology material in an academic research environment. PATIENT(S): Endometriosis tissues …
Nezhat, Farr R. MD; Cohen, Carmel MD; Rahaman, Jamal MD; Gretz, Herbert MD; Kalir, Tamara MD, PhD Author Information
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was the evaluation of endometrial histopathologic findings from 700 patients treated with tamoxifen (Tx) for breast cancer from two medical centers (United States and France). METHODS: A retrospective revie…