Utility of the maximum standardized uptake value on positron emission tomography for predicting therapeutic effect in recurrent gynecological malignancies: A preliminary study.

Aim: The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of primary tumors in positron emission tomography can be used to predict prognosis in various cancers, but its significance in recurrent tumors remains unclear. In the present study, we evaluated the utility of the SUVmax for predicting therapeutic effects in recurrent gynecological malignancies.

Methods: From February 2012 to July 2014, patients with recurrent gynecological cancer who were treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy were enrolled in this study.

Histologic grade and peritoneal cytology as prognostic factors in type 1 endometrial cancer.

Background: Prognostic clinicopathological factors for type 1 endometrial cancer are unknown and the purpose of the current study was to determine the independent prognostic variables for type 1 endometrial cancer.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 168 patients with type 1 endometrial cancer primarily treated with comprehensive staging surgery. The median follow-up time was 68 (12-100) months.

Elevation of plasma D-dimer levels associated with rupture of ovarian endometriotic cysts.

Objective: The marker for the early diagnosis of endometriotic cyst rupture is unknown. We report a preliminary study designed to evaluate the relationship between plasma D-dimer levels and endometriotic cyst rupture in clinical case series.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed the patients' records of endometriotic cyst rupture cases, and the background (i.