ABO/Rh Blood Group and Cervical Cancer Survival: Results from Our Own and Other Studies.

Cervical cancer is the most common genital cancer worldwide and is mainly caused by a persistent human papillomavirus infection. Well-known prognostic factors are age, histology, stage, stromal invasion, tumor size, and tumor grade. The relationship between the ABO and Rh system with cervical cancer has been studied since the 1950s, though without obtaining clear results.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) Mimicking Primary Ovarian Tumors or Metastasizing to the Ovaries: A Systematic Literature Review.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are a rare neoplasm, sometimes mimicking primary ovarian tumors (OTs) and/or metastasizing to the ovaries (M-OT). We performed a systematic literature review (SLR) of OTs and M-OTs, investigating differences in recurrence-free and overall survival. Our SLR was performed according to PRISMA guidelines, searching in Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from inception until 21 April 2024.

Clinical and ultrasonographic characteristics of pregnancy-related enhanced myometrial vascularity: prospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess the ultrasonographic, epidemiological, clinical and evolutive characteristics of enhanced myometrial vascularity (EMV) following a first-trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP) or management of non-viable pregnancy.

Methods: This prospective study included women who underwent follow-up ultrasound examination 5-6 weeks after a first-trimester TOP or after management of a first-trimester non-viable pregnancy at the University Hospital Polyclinic San Martino of Genoa between March 2021 and March 2022. EMV was characterized using two- and three-dimensional ultrasound and Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis.

Relation between adenomyosis and elastographic characteristics of the cervix.

Study Question: Is there a possible etiologic link between cervical stiffness and adenomyosis?

Summary Answer: Women with adenomyosis have a stiffer internal cervical os than those without adenomyosis.

What Is Known Already: An increased myometrial contractility during menses, leading to breaches in the endometrial basal lamina and subsequent infiltration of endometrial cells into the myometrium, has been proposed as a possible pathogenic mechanism for adenomyosis. Intense menstrual pain has already been shown to be associated with an increased stiffness, at elastography, of the internal cervical os.

The Benefit of Transvaginal Elastography in Detecting Deep Endometriosis: A Feasibility Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate elastography features of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to define whether this technique may discriminate lesions from surrounding non-endometriotic tissue.

Methods: This was an exploratory observational study on women affected by DIE treated in a third-level academic hospital gynaecology outpatient facility between 2020 and 2021. Strain elastography (SE) was conducted via transvaginal probe.