Prediction of histological grade of endometrial cancer by means of MRI.

Objectives: To evaluate the ability of MRI in predicting histological grade of endometrial cancer (EC).

Methods: IRB-approved retrospective study; requirement for informed consent was waived. 90 patients with histologically proven EC who underwent preoperative MRI and surgery at our Institution between Sept2011 and Nov2016 were included.

MRI for local staging of endometrial carcinoma: Is endovenous contrast medium administration still needed?

Purpose: To compare the diagnostic performance of T2-weighted images (T2-WI)+contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (CE T1-WI) with the one of T2-WI+diffusion-weighted images (DWI) in the assessment of myometrial and cervical stromal infiltration by endometrial carcinoma (EC).

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approved our retrospective study; requirement for informed consent was waived. 56 patients with histologically proven EC who underwent preoperative MRI and surgery at our Institution over a 34 months period were included.

Abnormal cervical cytology after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Objectives: Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a procedure mostly used for high-risk hematologic malignances. In women, follow-up protocols after BMT include gynecologic checkups with Papanicolaou (Pap) smears.

Methods: We evaluated 117 Pap smears in 54 women who underwent allogeneic BMT and correlated the smear morphology with the BMT-related medical treatment.

Differential gene expression analysis of ovarian cancer in a population isolate.

Gene expression products represent candidate biomarkers with the potential for early screening and therapy of patients with ovarian serous carcinoma. The present study, using patients that originate from the population isolate of South Tyrol, Italy, substantiates the feasibility of differential gene expression analysis in a genetically isolated population for the identification of potential markers of ovarian cancer. Gene expression profiles of fresh-frozen ovarian serous papillary carcinoma samples were analyzed and compared to normal ovarian control tissues using oligonucleotide microarrays complementary to 14,500 human genes.

[Ferti-test. A simple method for tubal function diagnosis: feasibility study].

Background: To indicate the simplicity and the feasibility of this new diagnostic technique for infertility investigation. Ferti-test is a technique which combines dye-test and pelvic post coital test, using inexpensive surgical material. Ferti-test allows to perform laparoscopy only in very necessary cases, without loosing diagnostic quality.