Educational Case: A Uterine Neoplasm [PDF]
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology.
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PEComa-A Rare Uterine Neoplasm: A Case Report
Background: Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors (PEComas) are rare mesen-chymal tumors originating from perivascular epithelioid cells. The second common affected organ is uterine. Most of PEComas are benign and patients have good prognosis. At the present time, surgery is the main treatment and adjuvant chemo-therapy is used in malignant cases ...
Padmehr, Roya+8 more
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Oncogenic HrasG12V expression plus knockdown of Cdkn2a using ecotropic lentiviral vectors induces high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. [PDF]
The uterine corpus represents the most common site for tumour development in the female genital system. Uterine neoplasms are categorised as epithelial, mesenchymal, mixed epithelial-mesenchymal or trophoblastic tumours. In this study we employed a mouse
Laura P Brandt+5 more
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Uterine adenocarcinoma with abdominal metastases in an ovariohysterectomised female cat [PDF]
An adenocarcinoma of the uterine stump with abdominal metastases is described in a 12-year-old incompletely ovariohysterectomised female Domestic Short Haired (DSH) cat.
Belter LF+4 more
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Clinicoprognostical features of endometrial cancer patients with somatic mtDNA mutations [PDF]
Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been found in a subset of endometrial cancers (EC) from different populations. We have investigated the relationship between mtDNA changes and clinical and pathological variables of women affected by ...
Bartnik, Ewa+6 more
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Adenomatoid tumors of the male and female genital tract are defined by TRAF7 mutations that drive aberrant NF-kB pathway activation. [PDF]
Adenomatoid tumors are the most common neoplasm of the epididymis, and histologically similar adenomatoid tumors also commonly arise in the uterus and fallopian tube.
Bastian, Boris C+13 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]
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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Hysteroscopy for treating subfertility associated with suspected major uterine cavity abnormalities [PDF]
Background : Observational studies suggest higher pregnancy rates after the hysteroscopic removal of endometrial polyps, submucous fibroids, uterine septum or intrauterine adhesions, which are detectable in 10% to 15% of women seeking treatment for ...
Bosteels, Jan+5 more
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[New features in the 2014 WHO classification of uterine neoplasms].
The 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of uterine tumors revealed simplification of the classification by fusion of several entities and the introduction of novel entities.
S. Lax
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Background Uterine rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor that usually affects young women and has a poor prognosis. Case presentation A 19-year-old nulliparous woman presented to the emergency department under sedation due to seizures ...
Hongfa Peng+2 more
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