Adenolipoleiomyoma Polyp of the Uterus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Adenolipoleiomyoma is a very rare lesion of the uterus. Only four cases were reported. We describe one case of adenolipoleiomyoma presenting as a polyp in a postmenopausal woman with menorrhagia.

Hormonal therapy deregulates prostaglandin-endoperoxidase synthase 2 (PTGS2) expression in endometriotic tissues.

Context: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic condition characterized by an important inflammatory process mediated by the prostaglandin pathway. Oral contraceptives are the treatment of choice for symptomatic endometriotic women. However the effects of oral contraceptives use and prostaglandin pathway in endometriotic women are actually still unknown.

Report of 7 uterine rupture cases after laparoscopic myomectomy: update of the literature.

The objective of this article is to report 7 previously unpublished uterine rupture cases in pregnancy after laparoscopic myomectomy and to update the medical literature. All cases were reported to the Board of Endoscopic Gynecologic Surgery (Athens, Greece) from 1998 to 2011. Myomas were single in 85.

Ovarian endometrioma: severe pelvic pain is associated with deeply infiltrating endometriosis.

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the significance of severe preoperative pain for patients presenting with ovarian endometrioma (OMA).

Methods: Three hundred consecutive patients with histologically proven OMA were enrolled at a single university tertiary referral centre between January 2004 and May 2010. Complete surgical excision of all recognizable endometriotic lesions was performed for each patient.

The steroidogenic factor-1 protein is not expressed in various forms of endometriosis but is strongly present in ovarian cortical or medullary mesenchymatous cells adjacent to endometriotic foci.

Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) protein expression was not observed in any form of endometriosis (peritoneal, ovarian, or deep infiltrating endometriosis), which suggests that SF-1 locally produced by endometrial or stromal cells may not play a major role in the development of endometriosis. However, the strong expression of SF-1 in cortical and medullary ovarian mesenchymatous cells may be capable of creating a favorable steroidogenic environment and the development of the disease.

Galectin-3 is overexpressed in various forms of endometriosis.

Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, which is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. The most widely accepted theory to explain endometriosis is probably the transplantation of an endometrial fragment during menstruation to ectopic sites, but the development of endometriosis is extremely complex and includes the adherence to the peritoneal surface and secondary invasion of the underlying tissues. In this study, we have investigated the potential role of galectin-3 (gal-3), a member of a group of carbohydrate-binding proteins, which plays a major role in cell adhesion, migration, angiogenesis, and invasion.

Recurrence of mitotically active cellular fibroma of the ovary.

Background. 10% of ovarian fibromatous tumours typically exhibit increased cellularity, mitotic activity, and less frequently nuclear atypia. Therefore, the classification within the group of fibromatous tumours may represent some difficulties, thus, one or several of these features should appear.

Steroidogenic factor-1 expression in ovarian endometriosis.

Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1), a major protein regulating the complex cascade of steroidogenis, has been postulated to play a role in ovarian endometriosis. However, the expression in situ of SF-1 in ovarian endometriosis is unknown. To shed light on its presence, the expression of SF-1 was studied by immunohistochemistry in 30 cases of ovarian endometriosis (proliferative, n=15; secretory phase, n=15) and in 10 cases of normal eutopic endometrium coming from the same patients.

Lymph node involvement in multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma.

Multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma is an uncommon lesion most frequently encountered in women of reproductive age. Although the pathologic characteristics have been documented, the lymph node status associated with this pathology, the etiopathogenesis and prognosis of which remain unclear, is unknown. We report here the case of a 35-year-old woman with a 5.

Endometriosis: contribution of 3.0-T pelvic MR imaging in preoperative assessment--initial results.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy of 3.0-T pelvic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the preoperative assessment of endometriosis and to evaluate colon wall involvement after intrarectal gel administration.

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval for this study was obtained, and each patient gave written informed consent.

Estrogen and progesterone receptors in smooth muscle component of deep infiltrating endometriosis.

Objective: To analyze the expression of estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptors in the smooth muscle component (SMC) of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).

Design: A prospective clinical and pathologic study of 60 cases of DIE.

Setting: University Hospital Department of Gynacology.

Anatomic significance of a positive barium enema in deep infiltrating endometriosis of the large bowel.

Purpose: The anatomopathological significance of a positive double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) for suspicion of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the large bowel was studied. This is a retrospective study of a prospective database.

Methods: A large-bowel resection was proposed for patients who were suspicious for large-bowel endometriosis and had a positive DCBE.

Omental trophoblastic implants after surgical management of ectopic pregnancy.

Peritoneal implants secondary to a tubal ectopic pregnancy or extratubal omental secondary trophoblastic implants (ESTI) are a rare entity often underestimated or unknown. It can be responsible of rising in the ss-hCG titer after salpingectomy for ectopic tubal pregnancy. Moreover, implants on the omentum are exceptional.

Androgen receptor expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

If in vitro studies have demonstrated a potential interaction between human papillomavirus (HPV) and androgen receptor (AR), their expression in vivo during cervical carcinogenesis remains unknown. To clarify the issue, we have tested by immunohistochemistry the expression status of AR in low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (LSIL-CIN1) (n=30), high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (HSIL-CIN2/3) (n=30), and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (ISCC) (n=13). All the patients with these lesions have got a corresponding liquid-based cytology and were proved to be HPV positive by using hybrid capture II methodology with probes against high-risk oncogenic HPVs (HR-HPVs).

Lymph node involvement and lymphovascular invasion in deep infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriosis.

Objective: To analyze the lymph node involvement by endometriotic foci in rectosigmoid endometriosis and to correlate it with clinical and histological parameters including the presence of lymphovascular invasions, which could explain this lymph node involvement.

Design: A prospective study of 26 consecutive cases of rectosigmoid endometriosis between January 2005 and January 2007.

Setting: A multidisciplinary study including clinical and pathological data.

Pain, mast cells, and nerves in peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis.

Objective: To detect and quantify mast cells in peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis and to study the relationship between mast cells and nerves in endometriosis.

Design: Prospective histological and immunohistochemical study.

Setting: University of Brussels, Belgium.

Ureteral mullerian carcinosarcoma (mixed mullerian tumor) associated with endometriosis occurring in a patient with a concentrated soy isoflavones supplementation.

Malignant transformation and particularly malignant mixed mullerian tumor arising in extragenital endometriosis is extremely rare and occurs in the majority of cases after estrogen replacement therapy. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman who developed a ureteral malignant mullerian carcinosarcoma in a context of florid endometriosis. The patient had a history of total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy 30 years earlier for extensive endometriosis.

Laparoscopical insertion of intraperitoneal catheters for intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

Background And Methods: Eight patients (seven clinically negative stage Ill ovarian cancer and one peritoneal mesothelioma) respectively underwent second-look laparoscopy for staging, adhesiolysis and insertion of an intraperitoneal catheter and fixation of a portal. All patients had received six courses of cisplatin-paclitaxel-based chemotherapy intravenously. At the end of the laparoscopic staging, a 5-mm catheter was inserted under direct vision through a 5-mm trocar in the abdomen.

Hyperalgesia, nerve infiltration and nerve growth factor expression in deep adenomyotic nodules, peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate a possible role for nerve growth factor (NGF) in the mechanism of pain and hyperalgesia induced by deep adenomyotic nodules and other forms of endometriosis and to clarify the relationship between endometriotic lesions and the surrounding nerves.

Methods: Endometriotic lesions (deep adenomyotic nodules, peritoneal endometriosis, ovarian endometriosis) and eutopic endometrium were obtained from 51 patients presenting with pain. Patients were allocated to two groups (group 1: patients with a deep adenomyotic nodule (n = 23); group 2: patients with peritoneal and/or ovarian endometriosis but without deep adenomyotic nodule (n = 28).