Journal of surgical oncology

BACKGROUND: Endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer (EEOC) is rare, and its management poorly defined. We examined factors associated with 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) after surgery for EEOC. METHODS: Retrospective study: treatment…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze the factors affecting recurrence-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS) rates of women diagnosed with low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC). METHODS: Databases from 13 partici…

The presence of ectopic decidua in pelvic lymph nodes from patients with squamous carcinoma of the cervix makes evaluation for metastatic disease difficult due to the light microscopic similarity between decidua and sheets of squamous epith…

The clinical stage assigned to simultaneously presenting carcinomas of the uterine corpus and ovary remains variable, depending on which of the two sites is considered to be the primary. Simultaneous involvement may occasionally represent i…

A retrospective analysis of the clinico-pathologic aspects of 22 cases of clear cell ovarian carcinoma with a literature survey is the subject of this report. The rarity of these neoplasms below the age of 40 is reaffirmed. Tumor-related hy…

A case of gastric duplication associated with adenomyoma including ectopic pancreatic tissue in an adult patient is reported. The histologic features, diagnostic criteria, and pathogenesis are briefly discussed.