Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in developed countries. Approximately 3%-14% of endometrial cancers are diagnosed in young women under 40 who want to preserve their fertility. The incidence of endometrial cancer in this age group is increasing, for which fertility-sparing therapy is increasingly used because it is one of the most important quality of life issues in thes...

Uterine corpus cancer has increased in prevalence in Korean women over the last decade. Recently, elegant studies have been reported from many institutes. To improve treatment strategies, a review of our own data is warranted. This work will discuss the risks and prognostic factors for uterine corpus cancer, and the radiologic evaluation, prediction of lymph node metastasis, systematic lymphade...

Intrascrotal fibrous pseudotumors are benign entity with only a handful of cases reported so far. Although histologically grouped under benign, they often clinically mimics as intrascrotal malignancy. Imaging studies and histopathological examination are of paramount importance in establishing the true nature of this disease. Because these tumors are benign, instead of radical orchiectomy, test...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic factors of ovarian granulosa cell tumors. METHODS Medical records of 113 patients presenting between January 1995 and December 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS One-hundred two patients had adult type disease, with a mean age of 46.2 years (range, 18 to 83 years) and a mean follow-up period of 54.7 months (...

To the editor: Ovarian cancer is considered one of the most lethal gynecological malignancy, characterized by a high death/incidence ratio [1,2]. Median age at diagnosis was 63 years (range, 55 to 64 years) [1] However, it is estimated that about 10% of ovarian cancer cases will be diagnosed in women in reproductive age [1-3]. In fact, in the United States more than 10,000 new cases of ovarian ...

BACKGROUND Abnormal placental invasion has increased parallel with persistent rise in Caesarean delivery. Management relies on accurate diagnosis and delivery should be planned at an institution with appropriate expertise and resources for managing this condition. CASE We present a case of a placenta invasion anomaly which is the major risk factors of peripartum deaths. In this case we try to...

Background: Ovarian borderline tumors (OBTs) are frequently diagnosed in women of reproductive age. There is no consensus about their management, and it sometimes represents a dilemma about what should be done: fertilitysparing surgery or a hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy? Case: A 32-year-old nulligravida, diagnosed with a right ovarian borderline tumor is presented. She underwent pelvi...

At present there are various strategies to protect fertility potential against the possibly harmful effects of cancer therapy. Options range from newly emerging pharmacological treatments (e.g. ovarian suppression, apoptotic inhibitors) to cryopreservation techniques (e.g. embryo, oocyte, ovarian tissue). Surgical interventions for cancer treatment may directly or indirectly harm future fertili...

Nowadays cervical cancer is diagnosed in many women who still want to have children. This led to the need to provide fertility-sparing treatments. The main goal is to maintain reproductive ability without decreasing overall and recurrence-free survival. In this article, we review data on procedures for fertility preservation, namely, vaginal and abdominal trachelectomy, less invasive surgery an...