BACKGROUND Angiogenesis has been found to be among the most important factors in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The formation of new blood vessels is critical for the survival of newly implanted endometriotic foci. The use of 3-D power Doppler allows for the demonstration of the dynamic vascular changes that occur during the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF). We aimed to evaluate the ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this case series is to describe the treatment and outcomes of a cohort of patients with inoperable early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer with 3D image-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review was performed of patients with early-stage endometrial cancer who underwent primary radiation treatment between 2010 and 2016. ...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study aims to compare three different sampling techniques for the collection of endometrial cytological specimens in the mare: the guarded culture swab, the uterine cytobrush and the low volume uterine flush. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study population consisted of six healthy Standardbred mares in dioestrus. In each mare an acute endometritis was induced by performin...

Abstract Background Septate uterus is a common Mullerian ducts anomaly. The aim of our pilot study was the evaluation diode laser hysteroscopic metroplasty efficacy to increase endometrial volume in women with septate uterus. Results We prospectively enrolled 10 consecutive patients undergoing office between February and November 2019. Endometrial evaluated before 3 months after surgery using 3...

The individual nuclear size was studied in three groups of endometrial samples (simple hyperplasia -SH-, atypical hyperplasia -AH-, and well-differentiated adenocarcinoma -WDA-). The application of recent semiquantitative systems in combination with stereological methods permits a simple, quick and unbiased estimation of the volume-weighted mean nuclear volume vv(nucl). We have found an increas...

BACKGROUND Tamoxifen may induce uterine abnormalities of clinical concern. Our aim was to compare early uterine changes occurring in postmenopausal breast cancer patients treated in first-line with tamoxifen or third generation aromatase inhibitors. We also assessed the effect of aromatase inhibitors on tamoxifen-induced uterine changes. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-seven consecutive postmeno...

Background: Purpose of the study is to evaluate field-in-field (FIF) and sliding-window intensity modulated radiation therapy (SW-IMRT) treatment plans in terms of homogeneity index (HI), conformity index (CI) and normal tissue doses for organs at risk (OAR) in patients with endometrial carcinoma along with deriving a new expression for CI. Materials and Methods: Four different FIF plans with d...

Objective: This prospective study aims to compare three different sampling techniques for the collection of endometrial cytological specimens in the mare: the guarded culture swab, the uterine cytobrush and the low volume uterine flush. Material and methods: The study po pulation consisted of six healthy Standardbred mares in dioestrus. In each mare an acute endometritis was induced by performi...

Clinical studies have reported associations between ovarian stromal hyperplasia and the diagnosis of hormonally related tumors such as endometrial cancer. To assess the hypothesis that characteristics of benign ovaries among postmenopausal women are related to risk for breast, endometrial, and colon cancer, we analyzed systematically collected transvaginal ultrasound data for participants enrol...