Gestational lung adenocarcinoma: case report.

Gestational cancer is a dramatic situation, with a deep impact on the patient and family, with an overall incidence of 1 per 100 pregnancies. Lung cancers are extremely rare during pregnancy but have become more frequent in past years, as the mean age of pregnancy has increased. The purpose of this case report is to present a gestational lung adenocarcinoma, with metastasis in the liver and ovaries, diagnosed in the third trimester, with a fatal outcome in days after birth through cesarean section.

Results of extension of classic indications of vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine conditions.

Objective: to compare the results of two surgical approaches: one is to apply vaginal hysterectomy (VH) for non-prolapsed uterus respecting classic indications and contraindications and the other is to extend the indications of VH and decrease the contraindications by performing VH for large uterus, in nulliparous and in women with history of C section.

Study Design: 816 women with benign uterine pathology were included in this prospective study. In 465 were applied classic indications of VH and in 351 VH was applied as first choice, trying to overcome classic contraindications of VH.

Young woman with polyserositis, ovarian cystic mass and increased level of CA-125. Case report of peritoneal and pleural tuberculosis.

A 21-year-old woman was addressed to our department for progressive abdominal swelling, fatigue and fever. The clinical examination, the ultrasound examination and the computed tomography showed the presence of polyserositis (ascites and pleural effusion) and revealed a cystic mass at the level of right ovary. The laboratory work-up showed an increased level of CA-125, suggesting a malignancy.