Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
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Eur J Gynaecol Oncol · Jan 2011
Review Case ReportsProliferative Brenner tumor of the ovary. clinicopathological study of two cases and review of the literature.
Ovarian Brenner tumors are rare epithelial tumors that account for 1%-2% of all ovarian neoplasms. They can be subdivided into benign, borderline or proliferative, and malignant neoplasms. In the vast majority of cases, these lesions are benign. Tumors of borderline malignancy are less frequent and only about 1% of Brenner tumors are malignant. We present two cases of Brenner tumors with borderline malignancy which were treated in our Department together with a review of the literature. ⋯ Although Brenner tumors are rare and the majority of them are benign, the correct histological diagnosis at frozen section with identification of the small proportion of malignant tumors, allows the extent of the operation to be adapted if needed.
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Eur J Gynaecol Oncol · Jan 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficiency of postoperative pain management after gynecologic oncological surgeries with the use of morphine + acetaminophen + ketoprofen versus morphine + metamizol + ketoprofen.
Surgical treatment used in gynecological oncology involves acute postoperative pain which requires efficient treatment. This study covered a group of 128 patients who were randomly divided into two groups. In the postoperative period patients in group I were administered morphine subcutaneously, acetaminophen intravenously and naproxen per rectum. ⋯ In group I after the administration of morphine and acetaminophen 22 patients (34.37%) needed additional doses of ketoprofen. In group II 33 women (51.56%) required ketoprofen after the administration of morphine and metamizole (N1 = 22 vs N2 = 33, p < 0.05). The use of metamizol with morphine (without ketoprofen) gave worse analgesic results than acetaminophen with morphine, but the combination of morphine, acetaminophen and ketoprofen or morphine, metamizol and ketoprofen gave satisfactory analgesic results.
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Eur J Gynaecol Oncol · Jan 2011
Case ReportsRobotically-assisted laparoscopic radical parametrectomy and radical vaginectomy.
Radical parametrectomy is a technically challenging operation used for women found to have occult cervix cancer after a hysterectomy for benign reasons. A similar operation, radical vaginectomy, is rarely performed because of the its technical difficulty in getting adequate margins without an attached uterus. ⋯ Robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical paremetrectomy and vaginectomy are both technically feasible procedures.
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Eur J Gynaecol Oncol · Jan 2011
Diagnostic test for ovarian cancer composed of ovarian cancer symptom index, menopausal status and ovarian cancer antigen CA125.
The objective of the study was to evaluate accuracy of the diagnostic test composed of the ovarian cancer symptom index, ovarian cancer antigen CA125 and menopausal status. ⋯ The ovarian cancer symptom index could be used as a first-step screening tool in combination with serum biomarkers followed by TVS examination with an acceptable sensitivity and specificity. However, further prospective studies with larger sample size are needed to reach clear conclusions.