Endometrial cancer (EC) is, nowadays, the most frequent gynecological malignancy worldwide. The main treatment approach for EC is surgery, especially for early-stage tumors. For advanced EC, chemotherapy (CT) with carboplatin and paclitaxel is the standard treatment, especially for women with metastatic or recurrent disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epithelial Ovarian Cancer is one of the most lethal cancers among gynecologic malignancies. The disease metastasizes mainly through the peritoneal spread in the abdomen and through the lymphatic system. Lymph node involvement is present in 48% up to 75% of cases of advanced-stage ovarian cancer (ASOC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to compare the vaginal and laparoscopic approaches with natural tissue vaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in terms of recurrence rate and complete remission rate (CRR) of symptoms.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed women who underwent hysterectomy for uterine prolapse at two Italian hospitals between October 2021 and March 2023. Group A included 89 patients who received vaginal hysterectomy and colposuspension (VCH), whereas group B included 58 patients who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy followed by laparoscopic colposuspension sec Shull (LPSS).
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a new biomarker, termed SIR-En, in identifying patients at risk of endometrial carcinoma among those presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding during menopause.
Material And Methods: A retrospective case-control analysis was conducted on 242 women with menopausal abnormal uterine bleeding and endometrial thickness ≥ 4 mm. Peripheral blood samples were collected within 7 days before histological diagnosis.