Uterine myolipoma: diagnosis by ultrasound.

Lipomatous lesions of the uterus are extremely rare and their diagnosis is made postoperatively in most instances. A case of uterine myolipoma identified preoperatively by ultrasound and confirmed by pathologic examination is presented.

Intraoperative evaluation of prognostic factors in stage I endometrial cancer by frozen section: how reliable?

The incidence of pelvic/paraaortic lymph node metastases is related to the grade of the tumor, the depth of myometrial invasion and the cervical involvement. These prognostic factors determine the initial surgery. Intraoperative evaluation and frozen section (FS) have been used for this purpose in order to identify patients requiring pelvic/paraaortic lymphadenectomy and adjuvant therapy, thereby eliminating routine lymphadenectomy with its complications.

The hormonal profile in ectopic pregnancies.

The hormonal profile in a patient with an ectopic pregnancy (EP) differs in many respects from that of a patient with a normal intrauterine pregnancy (IUP). Although there are several reports using different hormones for early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy most of the results are contradictory. In this study, therefore, we prospectively investigated the maternal serum level of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG), progesterone (P), estradiol (E2), human placental lactogen (HPL), alfafetoprotein (AFP) and cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) during the first trimester of normal and abnormal pregnancies.

Primary ovarian leiomyoma. A case report.

A 32-year-old woman was admitted for termination of her 6-week pregnancy at her request. However, pelvic examination followed by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVU) revealed an adnexal mass complicating pregnancy and requiring surgical intervention that was carried out after termination of pregnancy. At laparotomy, left salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and histologic examination revealed a leiomyoma arising primarily in the ovary.