OBJECTIVES: Primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma represents 3% of ovarian cancers and is typically diagnosed early, yielding favorable outcomes. This study aims to identify risk factors, focussing on the impact of age and ethnicity on surviva…
Non-neoplastic disease of the female genital tract can be the underlying cause of morbidity. Common gynaecological symptoms include vaginal discharge, bleeding (irregular periods, heavy periods, post-coital bleeding and postmenopausal bleed…
Histopathology departments have adapted to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by a variety of changes including working pattern alterations, technology adoptions and incorporation of techniques. This article summarizes these adap…
BACKGROUND: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy is the 'gold standard' for preventing tubo-ovarian cancer in women at increased risk. However, when performed in pre-menopausal women, it results in premature menopause and associated detrimen…
Cysts in the uterine wall are rare. They are detected by imaging or at pathological examination after myomectomy or hysterectomy. They encompass a range of underlying aetiologies. This is the first case series of myometrial cysts with a des…
AIMS: To look for FOXL2 mutation in rare ovarian epithelial lesions showing stromal components with morphological features of adult granulosa cell tumour (AGCT). METHODS AND RESULTS: We report the 402C→G FOXL2 mutation status in five epith…
Intravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) is characterized by the presence of smooth muscle in venous and lymphatic spaces within the myometrium. Although the intravascular component usually consists solely of typical smooth muscle or variants of …
STUDY QUESTION: What are the regression and hysterectomy rates for women treated with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) compared with oral progestogens for endometrial hyperplasia (EH)? SUMMARY ANSWER: The LNG-IUS …
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors and to estimate their prognostic accuracy for regression and relapse of endometrial hyperplasia treated with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system or oral progestogens. METHODS: This was a cohort st…
Müllerian adenosarcomas most commonly arise in the uterine corpus from the eutopic endometrium. Occasionally, they arise in the cervix, vagina, broad and round ligaments, and ovaries and rarely in extragenital sites, usually in association …
Gliomatosis peritonei (GP) describes the implantation of mature neuroglial tissue in the peritoneum and is usually associated with mature ovarian teratoma but is also found in cases of immature teratoma. We report the case of a patient with…
AIMS: To describe a series of endometrial stromal sarcomas with large numbers of endometrioid-type glands. METHODS AND RESULTS: The eight tumours occurred in patients aged 42-74 years. In three cases, the neoplasm arose in the uterine corp…