Publications by authors named "M Musola"
Modern radiotherapy in cancer treatment during pregnancy.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
April 2019
Article Synopsis
- Breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and lymphomas are the most common types of cancer found in pregnant women.
- Doctors are unsure about using radiation therapy during pregnancy because they want to avoid any risks to the baby.
- New technologies in radiation therapy have been developed since the 1990s, but it's still unclear how they might affect the health of the unborn baby, and the review looks to summarize what we know so far about these treatment options.
Background: Colon cancer during pregnancy is a relatively rare occurrence. To date there has been sparse clinical evidence about the safety of chemotherapy in this setting because the available data derive only from single-institution case reports.
Methods: Irinotecan and fluorouracil, as part of the FOLFIRI regimen, were administered to a 33-year-old pregnant woman at an estimated gestational age of 23+ weeks.
Transvaginal sonography for preoperative assessment of deep endometriosis.
J Clin Ultrasound
February 2013
Purpose: To determinate transvaginal scan (TVS) accuracy in the preoperative evaluation of deep endometriosis in a large cohort of patients with subsequent laparoscopic assessment.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed in a tertiary referral center for endometriosis. Transvaginal scan reports were retrieved from an electronic database of all patients who underwent laparoscopy for pelvic pain or infertility in 2009.
Aim: Severe endometriosis represents one of the most challenging clinical and surgical cases in gynecology. Preoperative assessment of the extension of the disease is of key relevance to opt for medical or surgical therapy and, sometimes, to plan a multidisciplinary approach.
Methods: A systematic diagnostic approach is proposed and evaluated in a tertiary referral centre.