Adela Saco

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2016-2024

Study types

  • article 2
  • case-report 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • adenomyosis 2
2024
Histological ovarian features and hormonal determinations in assigned females at birth transgender individuals according to different testosterone preparations.
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1458846

IntroductionDistinct androgen formulations have been used as gender-affirming hormone treatment, but little is known about the specific changes that may occur in the ovary depending on the testosterone preparation used. The study aims to ev…

2024
O-RADS MRI scoring system: key points for correct application in inexperienced hands.
Insights into imaging ·doi:10.1186/s13244-024-01670-3

ObjectivesTo evaluate the efficacy of the O-RADS MRI criteria in the stratification of risk of malignancy of solid or sonographically indeterminate ovarian masses and assess the interobserver agreement of this classification between experie…

2024
Primarian fallopian tube carcinoma: Clinical and radiological keys for diagnosis.
Radiology case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.06.052

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is seldom diagnosed preoperatively and is often mistaken for epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). This report details a case of primary high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) of the fallopian tube, highlig…

other 2023
Mapping sentinel lymph nodes in early-stage ovarian cancer (MELISA) trial - a further step towards lymphadenectomy replacement
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.11.007

OBJECTIVE: Sistematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy is part of the staging surgery for early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer, with no therapeutic value. The Mapping Sentinel Lymph Nodes In Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer (MELISA) trial …

2022
Comparison of HE4, CA125, ROMA and CPH-I for Preoperative Assessment of Adnexal Tumors.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics12010226

(1) OBJECTIVE: To assess the performance of CA125, HE4, ROMA index and CPH-I index to preoperatively identify epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) or metastatic cancer in the ovary (MCO). (2) METHODS: single center retrospective study, including…

case-report 2020
Use of Radioactive Seed Localization to Guide Removal of a Nonpalpable Endometriotic Lesion: A Case Report
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.013

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare and usually misdiagnosed entity. Some extrapelvic endometriotic lesions are small and nonpalpable, which makes them difficult to locate and remove. Here, we report the use of radioactive seed localization…

article 2018
Ulipristal Acetate Improves Clinical Symptoms in Women with Adenomyosis and Uterine Myomas
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.04.002

Study objectiveTo study the effects of ulipristal acetate (UPA) on adenomyosis-associated clinical symptoms.DesignA retrospective, single-center observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingA university tertiary refe…

article 2016
Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma Arising in Colorectal Endometriosis
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/pgp.0000000000000351

The malignant transformation of endometriosis is very uncommon. Whereas 75% of tumors arising from endometriosis arise in the ovary, location in extra-genital organs is rare and mesenchymal neoplasms are exceptional. A 47 year-old woman who…

2016
Magnetic resonance imaging of adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix with pathologic correlation: a case report.
Radiology case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.08.008

Adenoma malignum (AM) is considered a rare subtype of cervical adenocarcinoma. Although previous reports have described magnetic resonance findings, none of these reports evaluated the utility of diffusion-weighted imaging in the differenti…