Tumor size and lymph node status in multifocal breast cancer.

Tumor size correlates with lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. In multifocal lesions there is controversy about considering the summation of the largest diameter of each tumor. A total of 122 patients with multifocal breast cancer were compared in a retrospective study with 177 patients with unifocal tumors, correlating tumor size with lymph node metastasis.

Endometrial hyperplasia with secretory changes.

Objective: Secretory changes in endometrial hyperplasia are uncommon. The aim of this study is to review the morphologic and clinical findings of 24 cases of endometrial hyperplasia with secretory changes.

Methods: In 24 patients diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia with secretory changes during 6 years, clinical characteristics such as menopausal status and hormone treatment were correlated with morphological features.

Borderline cystic tumors of the ovary: gray-scale and color Doppler sonographic findings.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the value of gray-scale and color Doppler sonography in distinguishing borderline cystic tumors (BCTs) from benign cysts and malignant tumors of the ovary.

Methods: The gray-scale and color Doppler sonographic features of 383 ovarian lesions in 374 nonpregnant women were retrospectively studied. Sonography was performed transvaginally for all but 7 lesions, which were imaged suprapubically.