HPV types in Turkey: multicenter hospital based evaluation of 6388 patients in Turkish gynecologic oncology group centers.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of HPV DNA and cervical cytological abnormalities, to compare cervical cytology results and HPV DNA and to define HPV types distribution in a large series of Turkish women who have undergone HPV analysis in hospitals that are members of the Turkish Gynecological Oncology Group.

Material And Method: Between 2006 and 2010, a total of 6388 patients' data was retrospectively evaluated at 12 healthcare centers in Turkey. Demographic characteristics, cervical cytology results, HPV status and types were compared.

Pelvic splenosis mimicking ovarian metastasis of breast carcinoma: a case report.

Splenosis is the heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue that usually follows traumatic splenic rupture and splenectomy. Implanted splenic tissue may give rise to a mass or masses in the chest, abdomen, or pelvis which the clinician must distinguish from benign or malignant tumors. A 38-year-old multiparous woman presented for a routine gynecological examination during breast cancer treatment.

Impact of the ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes on the survival of early-stage cervical cancer patients.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes (LN) on the survival of early-stage cervical cancer patients.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of all patients undergoing primary radical hysterectomy and pelvicparaaortic lymphadenectomy for stage I-II cervical cancer at the Ankara Oncology Hospital from 1995 to 2000. Survival was determined by Kaplan-Meier method and differences were assessed by log-rank test.

Staining characterization by immunohistochemistry of tumor cancer antigen in patients with endometrial cancer.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between the pattern of cancer antigen (CA-125) expression by immunohistochemistry and pathologic parameters in endometrial carcinoma.

Methods: Seventy-two cases of primary uterine carcinomas, 66 endometrioid carcinoma and six non-endometrioid, were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for CA-125 expression. Myometrial invasion was evaluated by assessing the percentage of myometrial thickness involved at the site of deepest tumor extension.

Evaluation of prognostic significance in extracapsular spread of pelvic lymph node metastasis in patients with cervical cancer.

Background: Extracapsular spread of lymph node (LN) metastasis has been shown as a negative prognostic factor in cancers of several organs. This study was performed to clarify the prognostic significance of extracapsular spread of pelvic lymph node metastases in patients who underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic, paraaortic lymphadenectomy for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Stage I-II cervical carcinoma.

Methods: Ninety-five patients were treated wih radical hysterectomy and pelvic paraaortic lymphadenectomy for Stage I-II cervical carcinoma.