Pericardial, pleural and diaphragmatic endometriosis in association with pelvic peritoneal and bowel endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature.

Diaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare entity, often asymptomatic, which has been described only in small series. It is almost always associated with severe pelvic involvement. The most plausible theory about this condition is based on retrograde menstruation and subsequent transportation of viable cells in peritoneal fluid from the pelvis up the right gutter to the right hemidiaphragm, thus demonstrating its asymmetric distribution on the diaphragm.

Pelvic mass-like florid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus: a case report and a review of literature.

Introduction: Endosalpingiosis is a disorder of Mullerian system characterized by benign glands lined by tubal type epithelium and involves the peritoneum, subperitoneal tissues, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Endosalpingiosis is almost an incidental finding on microscopic examination. Seldom it appears as a cyst and it can be confused clinically for an ovarian tumor.

The role of restaging borderline ovarian tumors: single institution experience and review of the literature.

Background: Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are a histological category of epithelial ovarian tumors and 70% of them are early diagnosed (stage I). Since early stage is the most important prognostic factor, restaging procedure could be justified. This study aims to evaluate the role of restaging surgery in the management of patients with borderline ovarian tumors referred to our Institution after being incompletely surgically staged in other hospitals.

A case of ovarian psammocarcinoma associated with endometrioid cysts: a morphological and immunohistochemical study.

Background: Psammocarcinoma of the ovary is an uncommon neoplasm, currently classified among the low-grade epithelial serous tumors. Little is known about its pathogenesis and biological behavior.

Case: A 35-year-old woman underwent laparotomic myomectomy and surgical removal of the right gonad after the incidental discovery of an adnexal mass.

Abnormal pattern of lymphocyte subpopulations in the endometrium of infertile women with chronic endometritis.

Problem: Endometrial lymphocytes play a critical role in endometrial receptivity. This study aimed at evaluating the variations induced by chronic endometritis (CE) on endometrial lymphocyte subsets. We compared the results in infertile women diagnosed with CE with those in unexplained infertile women without any sign of CE.

Management of uterine giant myoma.

Background: Giant myomas of the uterus are uncommon, particularly in developed countries.

Case: This report illustrates a case of a woman with a bilobated giant myoma of the uterus weighed in total 27.7 kg.

Normal percentage of CD56bright natural killer cells in young patients with a history of repeated unexplained implantation failure after in vitro fertilization cycles.

Changes in endometrial leukocyte subpopulations and most of all in the percentage of uterine natural-killer cells (uNK), during the menstrual cycles, may have a pivotal role in the implantation process. An increase of activated NK cells (CD56dim CD16+ CD69+) in the peripheral blood of patients with a reduced rate of embryo implantation in IVF treatment has been reported elsewhere, but we found, by using flow cytometry, normal endometrial lymphocyte subpopulations in young patients with a history of repeated unexplained implantation failure who were undergoing IVF cycles for idiopathic infertility.

Combined medical-hysteroscopic conservative treatment of a viable cervical pregnancy: A case report.

Cervical pregnancy (CP) is an uncommon ectopic pregnancy that accounts for approximately less than 1% of extrauterine gestations. This case report describes a case of a viable ectopic CP successfully treated with systemic methotrexate therapy combined with hysteroscopic local endocervical resection of the heterotopic gestational sac. This approach, if validated, could be considered the treatment of choice to preserve the uterus in these young patients.