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ObjectiveWhole-exome-sequencing (WES) studies reported c-MYC gene-amplification and HUWE1 gene deletion/mutations in a significant number of cervical-cancer-patients (CC) suggesting HUWE1/c-MYC pathway as potential therapeutic target. We in…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate a surgical video of laparoscopic management of an appendiceal mass preoperatively misdiagnosed as a pelvic mass. This study was deemed to be exempt from the Yale New Haven Hospital Institutional Review Board.…

IntroductionSince the majority of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. There is no single biomarker with the sensitivity and specificity required for effective cancer sc…

Purpose: Uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is a rare and aggressive variant of endometrial cancer. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) studies have recently reported c-Myc gene amplification in a large number of USCs, suggesting c-Myc as a potential …

QuikClot combat gauze is a synthetic hemostatic dressing used for hemorrhage control. There is a paucity of data describing the clinical use and hemostatic results of combat gauze in the obstetric and gynecologic setting. This case series d…

BackgroundMüllerian duct anomalies represent a wide spectrum of congenital abnormalities ranging from simple uterine anomalies to more complex multisystem derangements. Complete duplication of uterus, cervix, and vagina may be associated wi…

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the single most deadly form of women's cancer, typically presenting as an advanced disease at diagnosis in part due to a lack of known risk factors or genetic markers of risk. The KRAS oncogene and altered levels of t…