World journal of oncology

BACKGROUND: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of death in gynecological cancers in developed countries. In recent years, there has been a growing need for economical and accurate pretreatment laboratory investigations to …

BACKGROUND: The preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PPNI) has been investigated as a prognostic indicator in various cancers including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). However, its prognostic relevance in epithelial ovarian clear cel…

Cancer markers are molecules produced by cancer cells which may serve to identify the presence of cancer. Cancer markers can be differentiated as serum-based, radiology-based and tissue-based, and are one of the most important tools in diag…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the treatment outcomes of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cancer patients who underwent loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) in terms of primary outcome and factors associated w…

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to evaluate the utility of three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3D-MRI) in gynecologic fields. We examined the relation between tumor volume measured with 3D-MRI and lymph node metastasis in pat…

Adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare neoplasm often associated with an aggressive biological behavior. Complete surgical resection is the mainstay of therapy for ACC and offers the best chance for prolonged disease-free survival. We p…

Endometriosis consists of ectopic endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. It is typically benign. It may cause neurological symptoms if involving the central or peripheral nervous system. We present in this report a 46-year-old Ca…

BACKGROUND: To examine the rate and degree of expression of Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and associated with clinicopathological factors and survival. METHODS: EOC patients being …