European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

BACKGROUND: The Endometrioid Borderline ovarian tumor (EBOT) is the third most common histological subtype of borderline ovarian tumors. Due to the low incidence of disease, literature is scanty about the prognosis and management of this en…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis affects 10% of women of reproductive age. There is evidence for a left lateral predisposition of endometriotic lesions and a 1.9-fold greater risk of ovarian cancer in endometriosis. The aim of this study is to d…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinicopathological features and prognostic value of endometriosis in young patients with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma (OEC) and ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC). METHODS: The medical files and clinical f…

BACKGROUND: Uterine sarcomas are rare among all uterine malignancies, and frequently misdiagnosed as benign uterine diseases such as leiomyoma and adenomyosis because of lack of feasible tools for the preoperative diagnosis. Although some s…