Occult Uterine Malignancy at the Time of Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of occult uterine malignancy of any subtype specifically at the time of hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Methods: We primarily used MEDLINE to access existing literature. The search terms used were "occult malignancy" or "occult uterine pathology" paired with "morcellation" or "hysterectomy.

Fluorescence alteration of MPA capped CdSe quantum dots by spontaneous biomarker protein adsorption.

Quantum dots (QDs) have significant potentials in biomedical applications of bioimaging and biosensing. Spontaneous adsorption of proteins on QDs surface is a common phenomenon, which occurred to serum proteins in biological samples, and has been observed to enhance QDs fluorescence. In this study, fluorescence alteration of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped CdSe quantum dots by four individual biomarker proteins was investigated.