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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Evaluation of the burden of HPV-related hospitalizations as a useful tool to increase awareness: 2007–2017 data from the sicilian hospital discharge records [PDF]
In light of the implementation of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention strategies, epidemiological studies in different geographical areas are required in order to assess the impact of HPV-related diseases.
Amato L.+10 more
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Vagina: An Exceedingly Rare Diagnosis
Background. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the vagina is an exceedingly rare diagnosis. Current estimates are that this tumor could at most represent a mere 0.062% of malignant neoplasms in the female genital tract, although in actuality it is likely far less
Nathan A. Keller, Heidi Godoy
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Is There a Causal Association between Genotoxicity and the Imposex Effect? [PDF]
There is a growing body of evidence that indicates common environmental pollutants are capable of disrupting reproductive and developmental processes by interfering with the actions of endogenous hormones.
Colborn T+13 more
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Warty carcinoma of uterine cervix - review of the literature and case report [PDF]
Introduction. The Histological Classification of Epithelial Tumors of the Uterine Cervix of the World Health Organization includes inter alia warty carcinoma as a variant of squamous cell carcinoma.
Balalau, Oana Denisa+3 more
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Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Neoplasms in the Uterus with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix and Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium [PDF]
SummaryObjectiveSynchronous primary malignant neoplasms of the uterus are uncommon. Patients with synchronous cervical and endometrial cancers are even rarer.
Chu, Ta-Wei+3 more
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Histopathological Analysis of Hysterectomy Specimens
This was a retrospective study carried out on all hysterectomy specimens sent to Department of Pathology of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal from 1st September 2005 to 28th February 2006, to study the histopathological findings of
Runa Jha+4 more
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Vulvar and Vaginal Melanomas—The Darker Shades of Gynecological Cancers
Melanomas of the skin are poorly circumscribed lesions, very frequently asymptomatic but unfortunately with a continuous growing incidence. In this landscape, one can distinguish melanomas originating in the mucous membranes and located in areas not ...
Elena-Codruța Dobrică+8 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of vulvar and vaginal cancers in Vaud, Switzerland, 1974-1994 [PDF]
Background: To analyse trends in incidence, survival and risk of second neoplasms following vaginal and vulvar cancers using data collected by the Swiss Cancer Registry of Vaud over the 21-year period 1974-1994.
La Vecchia, C.+2 more
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Systematic review and evidence synthesis of non-cervical human papillomavirus-related disease health systems costs and quality of life estimates [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Many economic evaluations of human papillomavirus vaccination should ideally consider multiple disease outcomes, including anogenital warts, respiratory papillomatosis and non-cervical cancers (eg, anal, oropharyngeal, penile, vulvar and ...
Burns, L+5 more
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