Michael Wells

Adenomyosis is characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue deep within the myometrium and there is almost invariably an associated hypertrophy of smooth muscle around the ectopic islands of endometrium. The foci of endometrial tissu…

This article reviews recent advances in our understanding of endometriosis with special reference to its pathogenesis, recent molecular studies, and relationship to neoplasia. Pathogenetic factors include familial predisposition, immunologi…

AIMS: Three cases of endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in colorectal endometriosis are described with discussion of their macroscopic and microscopic pathology and diagnosis, using immunohistochemistry. METHODS AND RESULTS: Three middle-a…

Most ovarian carcinomas arise from the mesothelial surface lining of the ovaries, or from invaginations of this lining into the superficial ovarian cortex to form cortical inclusion cysts. The native ovarian surface mesothelium is of an 'un…