Ralf Bützow

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common, chronic disease among fertile-aged women. Disease course may be highly invasive, requiring extensive surgery. The etiology of endometriosis remains elusive, though a high level of heritability is well …

BACKGROUND: Clear cell and endometrioid ovarian carcinomas (OCC and OEC, respectively) have a presumed origin in endometriosis and share molecular alterations with each other and with their endometrial counterparts. The Cancer Genome Atlas …

Abstract Uterine adenomyosis is a condition in which ectopic endometrial glands are present in myometrial stroma surrounded by smooth muscle cell hyperplasia. Foci of adenomyosis growing as a tumor like mass are called adenomyomas. Uterine …

Abstract Uterine adenomyosis is a relatively common disorder characterized by the abnormal presence of endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium. The estimated prevalence of adenomyosis varies between 20-30% in hysterectomy specimens.…

Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent disease, which causes chronic inflammation and may lead to pelvic pain and infertility. Women with endometriosis have a 1.5 to 2-fold risk for ovarian epithelial cancer. The risk is increased especiall…

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…