BACKGROUND: Xenoestrogens are synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals capable of altering the endocrine system of humans and animals owing to their molecular similarity to endogenous hormones. There is limited data regarding their effect…
Objectives: To examine xenoestrogen concentration differences between women with leiomyomas or endometriosis and control women, and to study the relationship between the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of these patients and th…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the expression of p53, c-erb-B-2, MIB1 and Bcl-2 in normal endometrium, endometriosis, atypical endometriosis and ovarian cancer associated with endometriosis, looking for immunohistochemical markers that may help deter…
Between 1975 and 1990, 79 patients with Stage I epithelial ovarian cancer were treated at Massachusetts General Hospital. Patients were identified from the tumor registry and medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Pathological slide…