► Peritoneal keratin granulomas infrequently manifest themselves in conjunction with gynecologic cancer. ► We report on a patient with synchronous ovarian and uterine cancers that contained extensive keratin granulomas. ► Comprehensive path…
The number of physicians involved in clinical research continues to decline. Financial and administrative barriers appear to be primarily responsible, although inadequate community-based infrastructure has also contributed significantly to …
BackgroundThe purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of RealHand instruments on laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for the treatment of stage I uterine cancer.MethodsThis was a single-center, nonrandomized, co…
The authors report the surgical experience of a single physician operating at 1 outpatient surgery center using laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy for the treatment of 100 patients with benign gynecologic disease. Operative status was …
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is commonly identified in the abdomen, specifically the ovaries, adnexa, and fallopian tubes, and sometimes in more distant areas; precoccygeal endometriosis is an extremely rare phenomenon. CASE: We present a cas…
Serum samples obtained from 133 patients with gynecologic malignancies were assayed for two tumor-associated antigen markers: CA125, an ovarian marker, and lipid-associated sialic acid, a nonspecific marker. In the patient population, there…