A systematic review was conducted of the influence of local endometrial injury (LEI) on the outcome of the subsequent IVF cycle. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, National Research Register, ISI Conference Proceedings, ISRCTN Register and Meta-register were searched for randomized controlled trials to October 2011. The review included all trials comparing the outcome of IVF treatment in pa...

Isolated skeletal metastasis of endometrial carcinoma is very unusual. Herein, we report a 62-year-old woman diagnosed as FIGO stage IC, grade I, endometrial carcinoma who was found to have isolated femur and tibia metastases just after completing local radiotherapy. Incisional biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. Following radiotherapy, medroxyprogesterone acetate and zoledronic acid was...

Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female reproductive system. The three common spread patterns of endometrial cancer are local invasion, lymphatic spread and hematogenous spread. Vaginal metastasis occurs by submucosal lymphatic or vascular metastases in ~10% of patients with clinical stage I disease. Vaginal implantation metastasis of endometrial cancer is extremely rare....

INTRODUCTION Recombinant human Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (rhG-CSF) supplementation seems to be a promising innovative therapy in reproductive medicine, used in case of recurrent miscarriage, embryo implantation failure or thin endometrium, although its mechanisms of action remain unknown. Our aim was to identify possible endometrial pathways influenced by rhG-CSF. MATERIALS AND ME...

BACKGROUND Interleukin 1 (IL1) plays an important role in the physiology of human endometrium and is recognized as a major and early embryonic signal. Tight control over the local endometrial action of this cytokine is critical for normal reproductive functions. The coordinated regulation of IL1 receptors types I and II (IL1R1 and IL1R2) and IL1 receptor antagonist (IL1RA) in endometrial cells ...

The fertility-sparing management using progestin is now widely accepted as the alternative treatment for young women who eagerly want to preserve their fertility [1]. The selection of patients who will achieve complete response is the most important step for successful fertility-sparing management [1]. Patients with endometrium-confined, well-differentiated, endometrioid adenocarcinoma are the ...

Forty-five patients with endometrial carcinoma were treated with local postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy during the period 1992 to 1995. Radiotherapy technique comprised both external beam irradiation as well as high-dose-rate vaginal vault brachytherapy. The 5-year overall survival and relapse-free survival rates were 74% and 73%, respectively and poorly differentiated histology grade was as...