Recurrent uterine leiomyosarcoma: an atypical location.

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a malignant tumor of smooth muscle cells and comprises 5-24% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Although the most frequent symptoms are vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain, the symptoms are generally associated with dimensions and localization of the tumor. The current study presents a case of uterine leiomyosarcoma that metastasized to the rectus abdominis muscle, which has only been previously reported in two cases in the literature.

Could the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio be a novel marker for predicting invasiveness of cervical pathologies?

Purpose: To determine whether the preoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) could predict invasiveness of cervical pathologies.

Materials And Methods: Patients with preinvasive and invasive diseases were reviewed retrospectively, over a nine-year period, 2005-2014. The pathological records and completed blood counts of the patients were collected and recorded in the SPSS program.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain control after vaginal delivery and cesarean section.

Objective: The present study aims to determine the efficiency and reliability of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the management of pain related with uterine contractions after vaginal delivery and the pain related with both abdominal incision uterine contractions after cesarean section.

Methods: A hundred healthy women who underwent cesarean section under general anesthesia were randomly assigned to the placebo group (Group 1) or the TENS group (Group 2), while 100 women who delivered by vaginal route without episiotomy were randomized into the placebo group (Group 3) or the TENS group (Group 4).

Results: The patients in Group 2 had statistically lower visual analog scale (VAS) and verbal numerical scale (VNS) scores than the patients in Group 1 (p < 0.

Maternal blood pressure and dominant sleeping position may affect placental localization.

Objective: This study investigates whether maternal socio-demographic and clinical characteristics influence the site of placental implantation so that placental localization and associated abnormalities can be predicted.

Methods: This study reviews 500 healthy women with singleton pregnancy that were consecutively admitted to the study center and eventually delivered healthy newborns.

Results: The most frequently observed sites of placentation were anterior uterine wall (53.