Distant metastases are rare during the course of ovarian carcinoma. Ovarian epithelial adenocarcinomas rarely metastasize to the skin which is seen in less than 4% of patients. It usually presents as subcutaneous nodules and, less commonly, as inflammatory metastases which mimic cellulitis or viral or bacterial skin infections. The histology in most of the tumours is grade 1 or 2 serous p...

PURPOSE To compare the clinical-pathological features of women with serous and non-serous ovarian tumors and to identify the factors associated with survival. METHODS In this reconstructed cohort study, 152 women with ovarian carcinoma, who attended medical consultations between 1993 and 2008 and who were followed-up until 2010 were included. The histological type was clearly established for ...

A review of 355 cases of endometrial cancer treated at the KK Gynaecological Cancer Centre from June 1987 to June 1997 revealed 19 cases (5.3%) of uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC), a clinically aggressive and pathologically distinct variant of adenocarcinoma which closely resembles ovarian papillary serous carcinoma. The majority of UPSC presented as late stage disease with 79% showing...

Recurrences of serous borderline tumors (PCOS) are quite rare and, as a result, have not been sufficiently studied and presented in the literature. Despite obvious relative «benignity» tumors, course prognosis recurrent PCOS may be unfavorable. The article describes reasons influencing development recurrence PCOS, presents various options for methods their treatment. This publication highlights...

BACKGROUND Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are less common than solid tumors, and portend a better prognosis. They can be divided into serous and mucinous subtypes, with the former behaving less aggressively and generally considered benign. Of the serous neoplasms, serous microcystic adenoma is the most common. An extremely rare solid variant of serous microcystic adenoma lacking secretory cap...

PURPOSE To report 2 cases of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease accompanied by remarkable choroidal folds in the acute stage. The early indicator of recurrence in these 2 cases was the identification of choroidal folds by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). CASE REPORTS A 68-year-old woman (Case 1) presented with visual loss in both eyes. Funduscopic examination revealed optic di...

BACKGROUND Borderline tumor of the ovary is an epithelial tumor with a low rate of growth and a low malignant potential to invade or metastasize. This tumor often is associated with a significantly better prognosis than epithelial ovarian cancer. Most of these tumors are either serous or mucinous in histology. AIM Assessment of p53 and Ki67 immunohistochemical expression in 52 epithelial ovar...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies reported better outcomes for transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the ovary when compared with more common histologic types such as serous epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs). The aim of this study was to compare the survival outcomes of platinum- based chemotherapy in patients with stage IIIC TCCs and serous EOCs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Clinicopathologic features and s...

Psammoma bodies (PBs) are observed most commonly in papillary thyroid carcinoma, meningioma, and papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. We report one case of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (PMM) with massive deposition of PBs. A 72-years-old man presented with abdominal swelling and marked weight loss. Contrast enhanced computed tomography showed fluid diffuse in peritoneal recess...