BACKGROUND: Ovarian signet ring cell carcinomas are predominantly metastatic. Cases coexisting with endometriotic cysts are extremely rare, and are supposed to be primary. However, such cases have not been well-documented to date. CASE PRES…
The object of this study is to investigate the prognosis and potential histologic origin of uterine intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL). We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical features of 13 cases of IVL from…
Background: Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminate (LPD) is a rare benign entity, but its histological origin remains unclear. Cases: An unusual DPL case which was diagnosed at 4 years after her initial laparoscopic uterine myomectomy with…
BACKGROUND: Serous carcinoma arising in adenomyosis and adenomyotic cyst is very rare. Only 3 serous carcinomas and 5 serous endometrial intraepithelial carcinomas (EIC) have been reported to date. METHODS: We reviewed the clinicopathologic…
BACKGROUND: Although nerve fibres are present in eutopic and ectopic endometrium, it is unclear whether they appear in ovarian endometriotic lesions. We investigated the presence of nerve fibres in ovarian endometriotic lesions and its corr…