Publications by authors named "Maria Assunta Deliso"

Paget's disease can arise in the breast (mammary Paget disease) or in other locations (extramammary Paget disease) such as anogenital skin in both males and females (Paget disease of the vulva [PDV]). Underlying adenocarcinoma can be found in some cases. This study aims to report clinical aspects, surgical procedures, outcomes, and recurrences of patients with PDV.

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Objective: This study compares hysteroscopic and histopathological results in postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and asymptomatic postmenopausal women with a thickened endometrium.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of 570 cases hysteroscopically examined between January 2008 and July 2012. The patients were followed up at the Istituto Tumori 'Giovanni Paolo II', Bari, Italy.

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Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are uncommon soft tissue tumors of neural derivation, as supported by immunohistochemical and ultrastructural evidence. Vulvar involvement has been reported in 7-16%. This paper presents the cases of a 60-year-old woman and her 32-year-old niece with a strong family history of cancer, both presenting with an enlarging mass on their left labia majora.

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