Int J Gynecol Cancer
November 2024
Objective: To determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy in UK gynecological cancer centers. Secondary outcomes included incidence and timing of venous thromboembolism since cancer presentation, impact on cancer treatment, and mortality.
Methods: All UK gynecological cancer centers were invited to participate in this multi-center retrospective audit through the British Gynecological Cancer Society.
Introduction And Relevance: Paraneoplastic hyponatremia is often secondary to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) by tumour cells. Immature ovarian teratomas (IOT) are uncommon and may present with SIADH.
Case Report: A 26-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of abdominal pain and constipation.
Diagnostics (Basel)
October 2023
Tubo-ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological cancer. More than 75% of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, which is associated with poorer overall survival. Symptoms at presentation are vague and non-specific, contributing to late diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of benign smooth muscle tumours in extrauterine sites, typically the lungs. It classically involves perimenopausal women with a history of uterine surgery. The condition follows an indolent course but may cause clinical symptoms with large or widespread lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) in females and varicoceles in males may be regarded as closely related conditions since the main pathophysiological cause for both processes is pelvic venous insufficiency. Varicoceles are more prevalent amongst sub-fertile males, with an approximate incidence of 15% in the general male population. PCS is commonly diagnosed amongst premenopausal multiparous women, representing one of the leading causes of chronic pelvic pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMore than 50% of all gynecologic tumors can be classified as rare (defined as an incidence of ≤6 per 100,000 women) and usually have a poor prognosis owing to delayed diagnosis and treatment. In contrast to almost all other common solid tumors, the treatment of rare gynecologic tumors (RGT) is often based on expert opinion, retrospective studies, or extrapolation from other tumor sites with similar histology, leading to difficulty in developing guidelines for clinical practice. Currently, gynecologic cancer research, due to distinct scientific and technological challenges, is lagging behind.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are widely used in therapeutic applications. Their plasticity and predisposition to differentiate into a variety of cell types, including those of the neuronal lineage, makes them ideal to study whether a selection of miRNAs may direct the differentiation of MSCs into neuroblasts or neuroblastoma to mature neurons. Following a short-listing, miR-107, 124 and 381 were selected as the most promising candidates for this differentiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Gynecol Cancer
October 2017
Objective: Lymph node metastasis has been shown to represent the most significant prognostic factor in vulvar carcinoma. Because only 25% to 35% of patients with early stage disease have lymph node metastases, a significant 65% to 75% possibly do not benefit from elective inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy considering the related morbidities of wound infection, breakdown, and lower limb lymphedema. This review article aims to present and summarize the evidence available with regard to sentinel lymph node (SLN)-guided management of vulvar carcinoma.
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