Objectives: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease affecting up to ~10% of women at reproductive age. Prior combined studies implied that MARVELD2 might be involved in the pathogenesis of certain malignancies. Here, 211 Han Chinese…
ObjectiveWe evaluated Novasure ablation as a mechanical endometrial preparation agent before Roller Ball endometrial ablation in lieu of GnRH agonists in large uteri.MethodsA retrospective chart review of 20 consecutive patients undergoing …
ObjectiveTo evaluate the accuracy of pelvic ultrasonography, and the characteristics of women with inaccurate ultrasonographic diagnosis for uterine leiomyomas.Materials and methodsPreoperative pelvic ultrasonographic and postoperative path…
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dandolu) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Temple University Hospital, Phil…
Diseases of the Vulva. Benign Conditions of the Vagina and Cervix. Pre-Invasive Lesions of the Cervix and Vagina. Malignant Neoplasms of the Cervix and Vagina. Benign Conditions of the Uterus. Premalignant and Malignant Conditions of the Ut…
The case presented is of a 67-year-old woman with multifocal ovarian serous tumor of low malignant potential with skin involvement. To our knowledge this is the first such case not preceded by abdominal surgery. The pathogenesis of her cuta…
The pathologic findings on 100 women undergoing laparotomy for a pelvic mass between August 1983 and September 1986 were analyzed. The most frequent diagnoses by age group were: cancer in 56% of women greater than or equal to 50 years of ag…
Laparotomy for suspected adnexal pathology is performed in approximately 3 percent of women who have had hysterectomy without salpingo-oophorectomy. The removal of these ovaries is often a difficult surgical procedure because of anatomic di…
Endometrial adenocarcinoma and adenomyosis are both common problems arising in the uterus. Interestingly, there are few reports of the combination of these two pathologic entities. A recent experience with eight cases found in the files of …