abstract：:In order to find an effective protocol for chemoradiotherapy with mitomycin C (MMC) for advanced cervical cancer patients, effects of both MMC and irradiation on chemoradiosensitivity were examined using the radiosensitive human cervical squamous cell carcinoma cell line ME180. MMC and low doses of irradiation did not...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Tanaka T,Umesaki N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To present the classification and diagnostic problems encountered between teratomas and other ovarian tumors as well as with other benign entities diagnosed and treated in our institution. METHODS:We analysed retrospectively the clinical and pathological characteristics of 87 teratomas examined in our hospital dur...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Papadias K,Kairi-Vassilatou E,Kontogiani-Katsaros K,Argeitis J,Kondis-Pafitis A,Greatsas G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell cancers of the cervix are very rare and aggressive tumours. It is difficult to manage these tumours. They are often diagnosed in an advanced stage and their prognosis is generally poor. There are no clinical trials, due to their rarity, that would suggest optimal treatment. The present report describes a pa...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Trinh XB,Bogers JJ,Van Marck EA,Tjalma WA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:Infertility represents one of the main sequelae of cytotoxic therapy given for various malignant diseases. Because dividing cells are more sensitive to cytotoxic effects than are cells at rest, it has been hypothesized that inhibition of the pituitary-gonadal axis may facilitate the preservatio...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Mardesic T,Snajderova M,Sramkova L,Keslova P,Sedlacek P,Stary J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old pregnant woman of 38 weeks' gestation with massive peritoneal ascites presented. A cesarean section was performed and a viable 3.100 g male infant was delivered. Biopsy of the nodular enlargements from the omentum revealed a malignant epithelial peritoneal mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare m...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Pekin T,Coşar E,Dedeoglu N,Cakalağaoglu F,Gökaslan H,Kavak Z

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish whether information leaflets and appointment reminders improve attendance for diagnostic colposcopy. DESIGN & SETTING:Randomised controlled trial in an inner city colposcopy clinic. PARTICIPANTS:500 women newly referred to the colposcopy clinic with abnormal cervical screening smear results were ...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Tomlinson A,Kyrgiou M,Paraskevaidis E,Kitchener H,Martin-Hirsch P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized that genetic alterations within oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, DNA mismatch repair and excision repair genes contribute to tumorigenesis within the human ovary. This study was undertaken to screen for the existence of K-ras gene point mutations in paraffin-embedded slides randomly selected fr...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Semczuk A,Postawski K,Przadka D,Rozynska K,Wrobel A,Korobowicz E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic lipomatosis consists of an abdominal capsulated mass containing lipidic tissue, generally with remarkable dimensions, responsible for urinary tract disturbances. Here we describe the first case to our knowledge of accidental intraoperative diagnosis associated to an ovarian cyst in absence of objective symptoms...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Quirino L,Izzo A,Niglio E,Quirino R,Ciavolino G,Rotondi M,Mainini G,Ardovino M,Messalli EM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of invasive cervical cancer and consequently mortality decreased due to adequate screening programmes in Canada from 1969 to 2003. Systematic cervical screening programmes similar to those in Europe should be implemented throughout Canada. The new techniques, including a liquid-based cytology, associated...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Lapointe PA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:This study aimed to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of cyclins D1 and E in normal, hyperplastic and neoplastic endometrium, and their correlation with proliferative activity and clinicopathological features. METHODS:We carried out immunohistochemical techniques on archived mater...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Mitselou A,Ioachim E,Zagorianakou N,Kitsiou E,Vougiouklakis T,Agnantis NJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of synchronous primary neoplasia of the ovaries in patients with primary malignant neoplasia of the uterus, and to analyze the clinical and histological characteristics of these cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Clinicopathological data from a series of patients treated for primary mali...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Dragoumis K,Zafrakas M,Venizelos I,Kellartzis D,Mikos T,Assimakopoulos E,Bontis J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is a short summary of the very long history of invasive and in situ carcinomas of the cervix. The items considered in this paper are the etiology of cervical cancer by a sexually transmitted agent proposed about 150 years ago by Domenico Rigoni Stern, the birth of radical surgery for the treatment of cervi...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： De Palo G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of vascular tumors of the breast were examined in our laboratory during the last decade (1992-2001). Nine patients were female and one male (ages 31-77, average 52 years). Six patients presented parenchymal vascular lesions (1 angiosarcoma, 1 atypical hemangioma, 3 perilobular hemangiomas, 1 cavernous hemang...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Kondis-Pafitis A,Psyhogios J,Spanidou-Carvouni H,Kairi-Vassilatou P,Kontogianni K,Smyrniotis V

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report seven cases of intravenous leiomyomatosis. Growth beyond the uterus occurred in two of the seven cases in the broad ligament. One 21-year-old patient is one of the youngest reported cases in the literature. Five patients had total abdominal hysterectomy with removal of the adnexa and two patients underwent m...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Kir G,Kir M,Gurbuz A,Karateke A,Aker F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma discovered during staging surgery for endometrial carcinoma in a 50-year-old postmenopausal woman. In case of simultaneous well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) and endometrial carcinoma, the surgeon may be mistaken by considering peritoneal i...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Erkanli S,Kilicdag EB,Bolat F,Kayaselcuk F,Bagis T,Haberal A,Kuscu E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:Epithelial ovarian tumors are usually mucinous or serous type, affecting nearly 1% of women during their lifetime. They may be regarded as benign, borderline or invasive according to pathological examination. Karyotypes of the tumor provide critical information about both the genetic predisposi...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Sahin I,Yilmaz Z,Sahin FI

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:To identify anaesthesia related risk factors associated with positive second-look laparotomy (SLL) findings in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma who had previous optimal cytoreduction surgery under general anaesthesia. METHODS:A retrospective review of the anaesthesia and medical reco...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Akinci SB,Ornek N,Celebioğlu B,Ayhan A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary ovarian carcinosarcoma is characterized by an admixture of malignant epithelial and stromal elements. This neoplasm is extremely rare with fewer than 400 cases reported in the English literature. Its histogenesis, clinical features and optimal treatment remain unclear because of the rarity of primary ovarian c...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Varras M,Akrivis Ch,Antoniou N,Tolis C,Stefanaki S,Salamalekis E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Methylation of genomic DNA is one of the major mechanisms that deactivates genes and regulates their tissue-specific transcription levels. Its patterns are based on clonal inheritance that occurs in the early stages of embryogenesis. All changes in the DNA methylation levels occurring especially in the pro...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Popiela A,Keith G,Borzecki A,Popiela G,Manowiec M,Gabrys M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preceding platinum-based combination chemotherapy could possibly reduce tumor masses, allowing for adequate surgical debulking in advanced ovarian cancer. In this study, a total of 18 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of the ovary were evaluated between 1996 and 2003. All patients underwent open biopsy for t...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Balat O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary carcinomatous metastases to the spleen are rare. The reports of such cases in the literature usually concern late stages of the disease, with generalized carcinomatosis and metastatic foci in several other organs. Primary tumors that most often metastasize to the spleen are carcinomata of the breast, lung and...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Hadjileontis C,Amplianitis I,Valsamides C,Harisis G,Nepka H,Kafanas A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its infrequency, pregnancy associated breast cancer implies multiple therapeutic dilemmas. Our patient, a 32-year-old Caucasian, gravida 2, para 2, was diagnosed with cancer of the left breast in the 19th week of gestation. Shortly after she underwent quadrantectomy plus axillary lymph node dissection. Chemoth...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Ginopoulos PV,Michail GD,Kourounis GS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the influence in survival of clinical and pathological findings in patients with endometrial cancer. METHODS:In 152 women treated for endometrial cancer from 1982 to 1996, personal, obstetrical and oncological data, histology, grade, myometrial invasion, peritoneal cytology, FIGO stage and treatmen...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Labastida R,Dexeus S,Fábregas R,Tresserra F,Fernández A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:To determine the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in malignant and borderline ovarian tumors and its correlation to prognosis. METHODS:Forty-five patients with primary epithelial ovarian tumors were enrolled in this retrospective study from 1988 to 2002. Only maligna...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Ozalp S,Tanir HM,Yalcin OT,Kabukcuoglu S,Oner U,Uray M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the anatomical spread and failure patterns of surgical Stage I endometrial cancer. The controversial aspects of the optimal adjuvant treatment are presented. An attempt is made to identify the most effective management approach based on the pertinent literature data. ...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Petnehazi C,Thirion P,Armstrong J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old woman presented with an adnexal mass which came out as a leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament arising in a pre-existing pure neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma. This is the first reported case of leiomyosarcoma arising in a pure neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma, the third reported case at an unusually young age show...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Kir G,Eren S,Akoz I,Kir M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All malignant cells appear to have increased needs for glucose in vitro as well as in vivo. The enhanced glucose uptake is mediated through transporters (Gluts), whose action and expression are regulated by oncogenes and growth factors. Cyclin D1 is a nuclear protein that plays an important role in regulating the cell...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Ravazoula P,Batistatou A,Aletra C,Ladopoulos J,Kourounis G,Tzigounis B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transplant recipients have a higher incidence of cancer compared with the general population. This increased risk is related to the intensity and chronicity of immunosuppression that these patients receive. In this report, we present a case of a heart transplant woman with endometrial cancer who was diagno...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Szyłło K,Bartodziej U,Włodarczyk B,Dobrowolski Z,Romanowicz-Makowska H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prognostic value of pelvic-node removal on survival of patients affected by endometrial carcinoma at presurgical FIGO Stage I. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on a total of 111 patients recruited from 1990 to 1996 at the S. Carlo di Nancy Hospital. Thirty-nine (35%) of them un...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Vizza E,Galati GM,Corrado G,Sbiroli C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The value of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix has not been proven. It has been suggested that the potential benefit of this therapy on local and occult metastatic disease could be offset by delaying effective radiation therapy and selection of more aggressive tumor clones. This...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Seoud M,Geara FB,Shamseddine A,Salem Z,Khalil A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of müllerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth in a postmenopausal 66-year-old female patient after adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for breast carcinoma is described. The patient was asymptomatic and the neoplasm was detected by pelvic sonography. The diagnosis was based on the histological findings after c...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Martin-Loeches M,Rius J,Orti RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the pathological characteristics of early-stage endometrial cancer, with regard to endometrioid versus serous papillary adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Sixty-six cases of early-stage endometrial carcinoma were classified into two groups: group I--36 cases of endometrioid endometri...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Zehavi S,Schneider D,Bukovsky I,Halperin R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of ultra short-term antimicrobial prophylaxis with ceftazidime in patients undergoing radical gynecologic surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred patients undergoing surgery for a malignant disease of the female genital tract were enrolled in a prospective trial to receive 2.0 g ce...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Cormio G,Di Fazio F,Di Gesù G,Scioscia M,Carriero C,Loverro G,Selvaggi L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinosarcoma is a rare, malignant tumor of the breast, consisting of intraductal or infiltrating carcinoma contiguous or subtly merged with a highly cellular, mitotically active pleomorphic spindle cell stroma (sarcoma). It is a form of the metaplastic mammary carcinomas and it is probably derived of myoepithelial c...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Gogas J,Kouskos E,Markopoulos C,Mantas D,Antonopoulou Z,Kontzoglou K,Stamoulis J,Kyriakou V

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More and more malignancies are identified by laparoscopy. Concerns have been risen about the safety of these procedures, especially after the publications on trocar metastases. General laparoscopic techniques should include safety measures in order to reduce the risk of implantation metastasis. ...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Tjalma WA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the accuracy of endometrial biopsy with the Cornier pipelle in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer and atypical endometrial hyperplasia in our milieu. MATERIAL AND METHOD:We reviewed 1,535 anatomopathologic reports on endometrial biopsies taken from outpatients using the Cornier pipelle between ...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Machado F,Moreno J,Carazo M,León J,Fiol G,Serna R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To show the importance of complete surgical pathologic staging of clinical Stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma. METHODS:A total of 106 consecutive cases of clinical Stage I endometrial adenocarcinomas in two different centers were studied. RESULTS:We found an isolated paraaortic invasion in one patient without...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Yenen MC,Dilek S,Dede M,Goktolga U,Deveci MS,Aydogu T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if there are founder BRCA1 mutations in the Mongolian population. METHODS:Seventeen women with ovarian cancer, 14 women with premenopausal breast cancer and one woman with both cancer types were interviewed to obtain family history, and hormonal, reproductive and environment risk factor informat...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Elit L,Baigal G,Jack E,Munkhtaivan A,Narod SA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with advanced ovarian cancer have a chance of less than 50% after radical debulking surgery. In spite of the currently more effective combination chemotherapy agents that have become available as adjuvant therapy in the last decade, the prognosis of patients with residual tumor mass larger than 1 cm in diamet...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Camci C,Balat O

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant and non-malignant serosal fluids were found to be associated with high serum levels of CA-125, suggesting that the presence of fluid in the serosal cavities may stimulate its release. In this study, we investigated the relationship between serum CA-125 levels and peritoneal irritation during continuous ambul...

journal_title：European journal of gynaecological oncology

authors： Camci C,Büyükberber S,Tarakçioğlu M,Adam SM,Camci C,Türk HM,Büyükberber N,Balat O

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00