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Bisphenol A (BPA) has been classified as an endocrine-disrupting substance that may cause adverse effects on human health and the environment. The development of simple and sensitive electrochemical biosensors is crucial for the rapid and e…

Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare and distinct histotype of epithelial ovarian carcinomas. Women diagnosed with clear cell carcinomas are usually younger and diagnosed at earlier stages than those with the most common high-grade s…

Nicoletta Biglia,1 Silvestro Carinelli,2 Antonio Maiorana,3 Marta D'Alonzo,1 Giuseppe Lo Monte,4 Roberto Marci4 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mauriziano "Umberto I" Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, 2Department of Pathology…

To investigate the left- and right-sided distribution of ovarian malignant surface epithelial tumours, data were collected on 209 women undergoing first-line surgery for Stage I and II disease. Considering the unilateral cancers, the observ…

Immune dysfunctions in endometriosis are widely documented but the effectiveness of immunotherapies for the management of the disease is still debated. Progress in this field has also been limited by the lack of an appropriate animal model …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether asymmetry exists in the left- and right-handed distribution of ovarian cystic lesions in a large series of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective evaluation of a case series. SETTING: Tertiary care…

In 556 patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancers the frequency of endometriosis ranged from 3.6% to 5.6% in serous, mucinous, and miscellaneous neoplasms versus 26.3%, 21.1%, and 22.2%, respectively, in endometrioid, clear cell, and m…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic capability of transvaginal ultrasonography in detecting diffuse adenomyosis.DesignWe compared the preoperative transvaginal ultrasound (US) findings and the pathological findings of the surgical specimen …

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of adenomyoma versus leiomyoma. STUDY DESIGN: Preoperative transvaginal ultrasonographic results were compared with postoperative patholo…

In six women with a preoperative diagnosis of incarcerated hernia, surgical exploration of the groin revealed inguinal endometriosis and no hernia. The affected structure was always the extraperitoneal portion of the round ligament. Six of …

The rudimentary horns removed from ten patients with unicornuate uterus, subclass A1b, were studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. Seven of the horns removed were small in volume (range 7.5-15.7 mL) and three were larger (range …