Silva EG

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1987-2015

Study types

  • article 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • adenomyosis 1
2015
Journal of hematology & oncology ·doi:10.1186/s13045-015-0160-2

BackgroundRecurrent, metastatic mesenchymal myxoid tumors of the gynecologic tract present a management challenge as there is minimal evidence to guide systemic therapy. Such tumors also present a diagnostic dilemma, as myxoid features are …

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 1989
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/0090-8258(89)90043-7

Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary accounts for 2 to 3% of all epithelial ovarian neoplasms. Patient profiles, pathological characteristics, and results of treatment are reviewed for 59 patients. The median age was 51. Disease extent at diag…

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…

article 1987
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

A 45-year-old woman developed a grade III and stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the left ovary 12 years after a hysterectomy for treatment of endometriosis. Origin from a teratoma or a Brenner tumor was excluded. Despite extensive surger…