European journal of gynaecological oncology

We report here the case of a 30-year-old woman with a decidualized ovarian endometriotic cyst (DOEC) during pregnancy mimicking malignancy occurring after fertility-preserving surgery for ovarian carcinoma arising from an endometriotic cyst…

Endometriosis is a frequent benign disease presenting in more than 10% of women in reproductive age. Although its course is usually benign, it has characteristics of malignant disease, such as progressive course, implantation at distant sit…

OBJECTIVES: Gestational choriocarcinoma associated with ectopic pregnancy is an extremely rare event. Here we report one of these cases. CASE: A 38-year-old, gravida 4, parity 3, patient was admitted to the emergency room with the complain…

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an uncommon condition characterized by multiple nodules of smooth muscle within the peritoneal cavity. It usually occurs during reproductive age, and is especially associated to exogenous and…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of our retrospective study was to evaluate pathological changes in adenomyotic foci in hysterectomy specimens, and point out a possible mechanism of carcinogenesis in adenomyotic foci inside the myometrium. METHODS: Retr…

BACKGROUND: The development of cancer from adenomyotic foci is a rare occurrence. The diagnosis is frequently delayed because of the absence of tumor in the eutopic endometrium. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 64-year-old postmenopausa…

Sternberg tumour, a cause of intractable menorrhagia, is quite rare with potential alarming macroscopic features leading to overaggressive treatment. In this case it presented following many years of intractable menorrhagia which was resist…

Adenomyosis is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) within the myometrium and malignant transformation of adenomyosis in premenopausal women with normal endometrium is extremely rare. Adenocarcinomas arising wit…

A case of primary adenocarcinoma of the rectovaginal septum (PARVS) is reported with clinical and pathological findings. A 37-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of sterility and small posterior leiomyoma, a few months after a cesarean …

OBJECTIVE: To compare outpatient endometrial sampling cytology with conventional biopsy in postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding and/or abnormal endometrial thickness at ultrasound. METHOD: Between December 2003 and December …

BACKGROUND: Primary peritoneal serous borderline tumor (PPSBT) is an uncommon lesion, histologically indistinguishable from non-invasive peritoneal implants found in association with ovarian tumours of borderline malignancy. CASE: A 37-yea…

Though malignant transformation of endometriosis has been documented, malignancy arising from extragonadal endometriosis is rare. We present the case of a 39-year-old woman with abdominal pain and fullness after menstruation. Evaluation rev…

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is a rare gynecologic neoplasm and is usually diagnosed late and presents classically with a characteristic group of symptoms. We describe a case of a 76-year-old woman who underwent TVS requested by …

The most common neoplasms of the peritoneum are malignant mesothelioma and serous papillary adenocarcinoma. Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is mostly derived from the ovary and often associated with endometriosis. We describe the clinicopatholog…

Pelvic surgery for gynecological cancer can affect sexuality through a number of anatomical, physiological and psychological mechanisms. We aimed to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and psychological functioning in women who und…

Synchronous endometrioid carcinoma of the uterine corpus and ovary is an uncommon but well recognized event. Diagnosis as either a separate independent primary or as a metastatic tumor requires careful consideration of a number of gross and…

The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the contribution of laparoscopy to the diagnosis of adnexal masses in young and premenopausal women, in whom surgery was deemed necessary, between the years 2002-2008. A total of 13…

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare mesenchymal tumor with characteristic histological appearances, consisting of diffuse infiltrate of small uniform endometrial stromal cells with a multinodular arrangement and distinct vascular pa…

Endometriosis is a common clinical disorder that shares certain characteristics, metastasis and recurrence, with malignant neoplasms. Most malignant ovarian tumors arising from endometriosis are clear cell carcinoma or endometrioid adenocar…

PURPOSE: To further study the clinicopathological features of synchronous ovarian and endometrial carcinomas. METHODS: We retrospectively studied all cases of synchronous ovarian and endometrial carcinomas diagnosed in our laboratory over …

BACKGROUND: Scleroderma is a chronic, multisystem, autoimmune disease. Previous studies have shown an increased risk of malignancy in scleroderma; the most common cancers were lung cancer and breast cancer. CASE: The patient, a 43-year-old…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the anxiety levels of women treated for gynecological malignancies using intracavitary brachytherapy. METHODS: Anxiety levels prior to and after intracavitary brachytherapy application and factors influencing anxiety l…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the surgical results, complications and pathological findings of laparoscopic ovarian ablation either with or without hysterectomy in women with early-stage breast cancer (BC). METHODS: Ninet…

Cervical sarcomas are rare entities comprising 0.5% of all primary cervical malignancies. Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is the least common (< 10%) type of uterine sarcoma. It has traditionally been divided into two categories: low-grad…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of MMAC1 protein in the relationship between ovarian endometriosis and clear cell and endometrioid-type ovarian adenocarcinomas. METHODS: A total of 63 subjects who underwent sur…