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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2018 Endometriosis is a common inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of tissue outside the uterus that resembles endometrium, mainly on pelvic organs and tissues. It affects ~5-10% of women in their reproductive years - translating to 176 million women worldwide - and is associated with pelvic pain and infertility.
Zondervan, KT +5 more
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New Insights in Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Endometriosis is a gynecological disease characterized by the growth of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. The incidence of the disease is very high, there are currently no reliable early diagnostic tests, the therapies are only ...
Pietro G. Signorile +2 more
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023 Background Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare bleeding disorder with a high prevalence in communities where consanguineous marriages are mainstream.
Samaneh Rokhgireh +6 more
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Association of endometrioid ovarian carcinoma arising from endometriosis, endometrioid endometrial carcinoma, and high-grade undifferentiated endometrial sarcoma. a case report [PDF]
, 2017 Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects women of reproductive age. Malignant transformation in endometriosis is considered to be an unusual event, only occurring in 0.7-0.1% of cases.
Caserta, D. +3 more
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Hemoperitoneum due to bleeding from a vein overlying a subserous uterine myoma: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors in women; serious complications are rare but can be life-threatening. Case presentation We present a case report of a 38-year-old Persian woman with acute abdominal pain and a history of uterine ...
Samaneh Rokhgireh +6 more
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Endometriosis of Diaphragm: A Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2018 Endometriosis affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. Its main feature is the presence of stroma and endometrial glands in sites other than the uterus, mainly in pelvis. Pelvic peritoneum, ovaries, uterine ligaments, bladder, intestines, andcul-
Mania Kaveh +5 more
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Recent advances in understanding and managing chronic pelvic pain in women with special consideration to endometriosis [PDF]
, 2020 Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is defined variably, but for clinical use it is cyclical or non-cyclical pain of at least 3-6 months' duration. It has major impacts on individuals and society. There are both structural and idiopathic causes.
Ball, E., Khan, K. S.
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A polymorphism in a let-7 microRNA binding site of KRAS in women with endometriosis. [PDF]
, 2012 Endometriosis is found in 5-15% of women of reproductive age and is more frequent in relatives of women with the disease. Activation of KRAS results in de novo endometriosis in mice, however, activating KRAS mutations have not been identified in women ...
Chan, Elcie +8 more
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The Importance of Stromal Endometriosis in Thoracic Endometriosis [PDF]
Cells, 2021 Thoracic endometriosis (TE) is a rare type of endometriosis, where endometrial tissue is found in or around the lungs and is frequent among extra-pelvic endometriosis patients. Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is the most common form of TE and is characterized by recurrent lung collapses around menstruation.
Mecha, Ezekiel +8 more
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Serum dioxin concentrations and endometriosis: a cohort study in Seveso, Italy. [PDF]
, 2002 Dioxin, a ubiquitous contaminant of industrial combustion processes including medical waste incineration, has been implicated in the etiology of endometriosis in animals.
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