Subserosal uterine injection of blue dye for the identification of the sentinel node in patients with endometrial cancer: a feasibility study.

Objective: To define the detection rate, sensitivity, and negative predictive value (NPV) of the sentinel node technique in patients with endometrial cancer.

Methods: Patients with endometrial cancer after informed consent underwent subserosal injection of blue dye during hysterectomy in a tertiary gynae/oncology department between 2010 and 2014. The procedure was performed in all cases by the same team including two gynae/oncologist consultants and one trainee.

Comparison of cytology, colposcopy, HPV typing and biomarker analysis in cervical neoplasia.

Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of mortality among women worldwide, despite existing prevention programs. In light of the recent development of anti-HPV vaccines, the aim of this study was to evaluate concurrently the efficacy of four methods for risk assessment (cytology, colposcopy, HPV molecular typing and detection of biomarkers in cervical biopsies) in an attempt to define the most efficient combination.

Patients And Methods: The studied group included 62 women with abnormal Pap tests and cervical lesions ranging from cervicitis and condylomas to intraepithelial neoplasias and invasive cancer.

Empty follicle syndrome associated with ovarian torsion in an in vitro fertilization program.

We report a very rare case of ovarian torsion following controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in which no oocytes were obtained at the time of ovum retrieval from the left torsed ovary. The patient was a 33-year-old nulligravida female undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation. On day 14, the patient complained of lower left abdominal pain with nausea.