•This 71 year old patient was diagnosed with mixed squamous and clear cell ovarian adenocarcinoma.•Patient was surgically staged with guidance from frozen section.•Patient received adjuvant treatment with carboplatin and paclitaxel for 6 cycles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn November 2022, the findings of the Avoiding Late Diagnosis of Ovarian cancer (ALDO) study were published. Subsequent media coverage suggested that investigators had found a safe alternative to risk-reducing bilateral salpingoophorectomy (rrBSO) in patients with pathogenic and germline mutations who chose to decline or defer risk-reducing surgery. Unfortunately, this media coverage was largely misleading.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Ovarian carcinosarcomas (OCS) are highly aggressive tumors containing both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. Patients are typically older postmenopausal women who present with advanced disease, however rarely young women can be affected.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old woman undergoing fertility treatment was found to have a new 9-10 cm pelvic mass on routine transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) 16 days after embryo transfer.
Objectives: Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy should have a blood pressure evaluation no later than 7-10 days after delivery. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with patient attendance at the postpartum blood pressure follow-up visit.
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of postpartum women who had a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
J Diabetes Complications
November 2018
Aims: This study examined delayed type one diabetes (T1D) diagnosis, along with the associated severity markers, in the United States. Qualitative reflection was explored to add depth of understanding.
Methods: 975 parents of a minor child with T1D were recruited through snowball, social media requests to complete a 55-question online survey on the experience of diagnosis.
Objective: To determine the effects of a nutrition information intervention on the vending machine purchases on a college campus.
Participants And Methods: Five high-use vending machines were selected for the intervention, which was conducted in the fall of 2011. Baseline sales data were collected in the 5 machines prior to the intervention.