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AIM: To evaluate whether the recurrence rates, recurrence patterns, and survival outcomes differed according to the primary site of the tumor in patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) and uterine serous carcinoma (USC). METHODS: The population of this multicenter retrospective study consisted of patients who had USC or HGSOC. Progression-free survival (PFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) estimates were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival curves were compared using the log-rank test. RESULTS: The study cohort consisted of 247 patients with HGSOC and 34 with USC. Recurrence developed in 118 (51.1%) in the HGSOC group and 14 (42.4%) in the USC group (p = 0.352). The median time to recurrence was 23.5 (range, 4-144) and 17 (range, 4-43) months in the HGSOC and USC groups, respectively (p = 0.055). The 3-year PFS was 52% in the HGSOC group and 47% in the USC group (p = 0.450). Additionally, 3-year DSS was 92% and 82% in the HGSOC and USC groups, respectively (p = 0.060). CONCLUSIONS: HGSOC and USC are aggressive tumors with high recurrence and mortality rates in advanced stages. These two carcinomas, which are similar in molecular features and clinical management, may also have similar recurrence patterns, disease failure, and survival rates.
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Carcinoma , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso , Neoplasias Ováricas , Neoplasias Uterinas , Femenino , Humanos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Uterinas/patología , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/patología , Neoplasias Ováricas/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To investigate sarcopenia and related factors and to determine the disease-specific phase angle (PhA) cut-off score in detecting sarcopenia in elderly patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 89 participants. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), the Eating Attitude Test-10 (EAT-10), the Physical Activity Scale for The Elderly (PASE) questionnaire and the Hoehn-Yahr scale have been used. Additionally, anthropometric measurements were performed. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was based on the new consensus published by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2). PhA has been performed by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) with Tanita MC 780®. RESULTS: The mean age was of the participants 68.9 ± 6.4 years, and 57.3% were male. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 12.3%. PhA, malnutrition, age, disease severity, low calf circumference (CC), low body mass index (BMI), the difference between the pre-diagnosis and current weight loss, dopaminergic treatment, and low PASE score were associated with sarcopenia. The cut-off value of the PhA in terms of the ability to identify sarcopenia was <4.5o with a sensitivity of 53.3% and a specificity of 93.2% (p = 0.001). When we grouped the PhA of the patients according to this cut-off score, it was seen that 14.6% of them were sarcopenic. Age, disease severity, PASE score and hand grip strength were significantly related to both sarcopenia and PhA. CONCLUSION: It is important to be aware of sarcopenia and related factors at an early stage in Parkinson's patients. Because of disease-related symptoms, it may be more appropriate to use a disease-specific PhA cut-off score in the definition of sarcopenia.
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Tb3+ luminescence is enhanced by complex formation in aqueous phases as its pyridine 2,6 dicarboxylate (dpa2-) complexes by using experimental spectroscopic techniques and theoretical time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. The fluorimetric titration of Tb3+ ion with dpa2- ion is followed at λext/λems = 310/490 nm and 310/545 nm, the emission intensities of which are graphed against the mol ratios of the ligand to metal ion [moles of dpa2-/mol of Tb3+]. Experimental results denote that the tris complex; [Tb(dpa)3]3- is the most stable form at pH > 5.3. Molecular absorption spectra of tris complex shows a batho-chromic shift of 222 nm of dpa2- band to 232 nm accompanied by the hyper-chromic effect at 272 nm band. The luminescence intensities at 490, 545, 592 and 620 nm are enhanced over 100 times in tris complex. The coordination of complexes calculated by thermodynamic cycles and with supporting the experimental result, the most stable form was found to be nine coordinated tris complex; [Tb(dpa)]3-. The theoretical TD-DFT calculations perfectly matched the experimental absorption and emission bands of tris-complex. The novelty of this study is to present the first theoretical calculation of the phosphorescence results and energy transfer process for emission path of Tb3+ and pda2- aqua complexes.
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the prognostic factors and oncologic outcome in patients with 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB cervical cancer (CC) after radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 290 patients with type II or III radical hysterectomy + pelvic ± para-aortic lymphadenectomy and 2018 FIGO stage IB1-3 epithelial CC. Disease-free survival (DFS) estimates were determinate by using the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival curves were compared using the log-rank test. Multivariate analysis was performed using a Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: The mean age of study cohort was 52 ± 10.25 years. Five-year DFS was 93% in entire cohort. On univariate analysis, surgical border involvement (p = 0.007), lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) (p = 0.040), uterine involvement (p = 0.040), and depth of cervical stromal invasion (p = 0.007) were found to have statistical significance for DFS. However, none of them were independent prognostic factors for the risk of recurrence. Tumor size according to 2018 FIGO staging criteria was not related with recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical border involvement, LVSI, depth of cervical stromal invasion, and uterine involvement were predictors for DFS on univariate analysis. Tumor size was not predicting to recurrence in patient with 2018 FIGO stage IB1-3 CC.
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Femenino , Humanos , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Estudios Retrospectivos , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático/métodos , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Histerectomía/métodos , PronósticoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To investigate the role of partial human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping tests in predicting the diagnosis of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesion and cancer (HSIL +) as a result of colposcopic histopathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 2872 patients who presented at our colposcopy unit between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019 and underwent colposcopy for the first time. The patients were compared in terms of HSIL + results as HPV 16/18 and HPV other type positive groups. RESULTS: HSIL + was determined at the rate of 22.3% in the HPV 16/18 group and at 7.0% in the HPV Other group, and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.000). HPV 16/18 types were found to be responsible for 84.8% of cervical cancers and 83.5% of HSIL and worse cases. CONCLUSION: Partial HPV 16/18 genotyping is an effective strategy in the triage of HPV-positive women. HPV type identification consistent with the epidemiology of HPV types in HSIL + cases in the screened population, and the age-appropriate use of primary HPV tests will determine the sensitivity and cost effectiveness of screening.
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus , Displasia del Cuello del Útero , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Embarazo , Humanos , Femenino , Colposcopía , Genotipo , Papillomavirus Humano 16/genética , Papillomavirus Humano 18 , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Papillomaviridae/genética , Detección Precoz del Cáncer/métodos , Displasia del Cuello del Útero/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To identify prognostic factors of early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma in patients with FIGO IB-IIA, who were treated with radical surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical data of 64 patients with stage IB-IIA cervical adenocarcinoma who underwent radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy with or without adjuvant therapy between 1993 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinicopathologic factors that affect the oncological outcomes were evaluated. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for the assessment of survival outcomes. Survival curves were compared using the log-rank test. RESULTS: The 5-year recurrence-free survival and 5-year disease-specific survivals were 83% and 98%, respectively. Tumor size, stage of disease and uterine spread were significantly related prognostic factors for shorter recurrence-free survival. During the follow-up, nine (14.1%) patients recurred. Five of them were extrapelvic recurrence. No correlation was identified between histopathologic subtype and extrapelvic recurrence (p = 0.265). There was no difference between adjuvant only radiotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy on recurrence-free survival in a univariate analysis adjusting for prognostic factors. CONCLUSION: It is important to determine the prognostic factors that predict disease outcome in surgically treated cervical adenocarcinoma for tailored adjuvant treatment. Tumor size, stage and uterine spread are determinant factors for recurrence. Risk stratifications, including uterine spread may especially be useful for patients with AC.
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Adenocarcinoma , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Adenocarcinoma/cirugía , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Histerectomía , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/cirugíaRESUMEN
We aimed to evaluate clinicopathological data in high-risk early-stage cervical cancer and to define the prognostic factors determining the oncological outcomes. This retrospective study included 158 patients with stage IB-IIA cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy plus lymph node dissection. Each patient had at least one high-risk factor. The median tumour diameter of the study group was 30 mm (range, 6-80). Seventy-five (47.5%) patients had parametrial invasion, 32 (20.3%) had positive surgical margins, and 108 (68.4%) had lymph node metastasis. The median duration of follow-up was 42 months (range, 1-228). During this period, 28 patients developed recurrence, and the recurrent disease occurred in a distant area in 18 patients. Five-year disease-free survival was 77.5%, and five-year disease-specific survival was 85%. In multivariate analysis, adjuvant radiotherapy was identified as an independent prognostic factor for recurrence and death. The recurrence (Odds ratio: 10.139, 95% CI: 1.477-69.590, p = .018) and mortality rates (Odds ratio: 16.485, 95% CI: 2.484-109.408, p =.004) were higher in patients who did not receive adjuvant therapy.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? The decision to proceed with adjuvant therapy in the patients with early-stage disease treated with surgery depends on the presence of risk factors in pathological examination. Various prognostic factors have been identified in cervical cancer (CC). However, there is a limited number of studies describing the prognostic factors in early-stage CC with high-risk factors.What do the results of this study add? In current study, the recurrence and mortality rates were higher in patients who did not receive adjuvant therapy. No relationship was found between the survival outcomes and the number of high-risk factors. Most of the patients who developed recurrence had the recurrence in the distant localisation. This result questioned the adequacy of adjuvant therapy.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? There is still a debate over the prognostic factors and the adjuvant treatment options in the patients with early-stage cervical cancer who possess high-risk factors. Adjuvant RT or adjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy must definitely be used in this patients. However, adjuvant therapy fails approximately 14-32%, thus multimodal treatment modalities must be developed to improve the recurrence rates and the survival.
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Quimioradioterapia Adyuvante , Femenino , Humanos , Histerectomía , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/epidemiología , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Radioterapia Adyuvante , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patologíaRESUMEN
We aimed to evaluate whether adjuvant radiotherapy had a survival benefit for patients with early-stage cervical carcinoma with intermediate-risk factors. This study included patients who underwent radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy according to Wertheim-Okabayashi for stage IB1-IIA2 cervical carcinoma. Each patient had at least one intermediate-risk factor including tumour diameter ≥4 cm, deep stromal invasion, and positive lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI). Patients with lymph node metastasis, parametrial invasion, and positive surgical margins according to the final paraffin section were excluded. In total, 183 patients were included. Seventy-three (39.9%) patients had one, 85 (46.4%) had two, and 25 (13.7%) had three intermediate risk factors. Sixty-seven (36.6%) patients received adjuvant radiotherapy. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of stage, LVSI, and endometrial/uterine invasion between the groups that did and did not receive adjuvant radiotherapy (p = .024, p = .018, and p = .001, respectively). These two groups were homogenised by performing propensity score matching (PSM) analysis. In the new matched cohort (n = 134), 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 89.5% in the group that received adjuvant radiotherapy and 82% in the group that did not (HR: 0.484, 95% CI: [0.171-1.369]; p = .171). Also, receiving adjuvant radiotherapy was not associated with an improvement in oncologic outcomes in patients with one, two, or more intermediate risk factors. In univariate analysis, none of the risk factors was associated with DFS. In conclusion, adjuvant radiotherapy had no favourable effect on survival outcomes in patients with early-stage cervical carcinoma with only intermediate risk factors.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? Radiotherapy after radical hysterectomy in cervical carcinoma is accepted as the standard of care when high-risk factors - positive surgical margins, lymph node metastasis, and parametrial involvement - are found in the surgical specimen. However, the necessity of adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk factors - deep stromal invasion, positive LVSI, tumour diameter ≥4 cm - is controversial.What do the results of this study add? We compared patients who received adjuvant radiotherapy and those who did not. No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of oncologic outcomes. There was no difference between the two groups in terms of pelvic and extrapelvic recurrence rates. The number of positive intermediate-risk factors did not affect survival. Moreover, age, tumour type, stage, number of removed lymph nodes, grade, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and endometrial/uterine invasion were not associated with DFS among patients with stage IB-IIA cervical carcinoma with only intermediate-risk factors.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Debate remains over the prognostic factors and the adjuvant treatment options in patients with early-stage cervical carcinoma who possess intermediate-risk factors. Adjuvant radiotherapy can be ignored if initial adequate surgery has been performed in this patient group.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Femenino , Humanos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Metástasis Linfática , Márgenes de Escisión , Puntaje de Propensión , Radioterapia Adyuvante , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/radioterapia , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/cirugía , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Histerectomía/métodos , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
In this retrospective study, patients with epithelial gynaecologic cancer with pulmonary recurrence (PR) were evaluated from five national gynaecologic oncology clinics. Patients with a diagnosis of primary endometrial, ovarian/fallopian tube/peritoneal, cervical or vaginal/vulvar tumours who developed an initial PR were included in the study A total of 122 patients were included in the study. The median follow-up time after recurrence was 7.5 (range, 1-84) months. The 2-year PRS was 48% in the main cohort. The risk of death was more than seven times higher in patients who did not receive salvage chemotherapy compared with those who did (hazard ratio: 7.6, 95% CI: 3.0-18.9; p < .001). When squamous cell carcinoma was compared with the other tumour types, the risk of death increased more than three times (hazard ratio: 3.7, 95% CI: 1.4-9.6; p = .007).IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? Pulmonary recurrence (PR) from gynaecologic malignancies is rare and can cause major clinical problem. Therefore, defining the clinical and pathologic characteristics and recurrence patterns are essential.What the results of this study add? This study demonstrates non-squamous subtype and salvage chemotherapy at PR were associated with improved survival.What of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? To the best of our knowledge, our study is the largest study to investigate the clinico-pathologic characteristics, recurrence patterns, treatment options, and post-recurrence survival (PRS) in patients with PR from epithelial gynaecologic cancers. Future research should examine the underlying causes of these findings.
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Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos , Neoplasias Ováricas , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/terapia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Ováricas/patología , Análisis de Supervivencia , Recurrencia Local de NeoplasiaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Vaginismus has an unknown etiology, is comorbid with anxiety, and is the most common sexual dysfunction in sexual dysfunction outpatient clinics in Turkey. AIM: This study aimed to determine the frequency of adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) and styles of attachment in patients with vaginismus and to investigate its relationship with female sexual dysfunction. METHODS: Sixty women with vaginismus and 60 healthy controls were compared using the Relationship Scales Questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASA-27). OUTCOMES: We report the results of the questionnaires with their implication on the etiology of vaginismus. RESULTS: Separation anxiety and fearful and dismissive avoidance attachment style in the vaginismus group were significantly higher than in the control group. Both total FSFI scores and arousal, pain, and satisfaction subscale scores were higher in the control group. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: ASAD should be evaluated and addressed separately, when necessary, in the treatment of vaginismus. STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS: The relationship between ASAD and vaginismus has been shown for the first time. Study limitations included the assessment of factors influencing the study results based on self-reporting and possible recall bias. CONCLUSION: Attachment and comorbidity research in vaginismus needs to shift from just reporting disturbances, to identify various clinical variables, such as the severity of the vaginismus, response to therapy, and differences in therapeutic modalities, in terms of outcome. Unlubilgin E, Tetik S, Aksoy I, et al. Relationship Between Adult Separation Anxiety and Attachment Styles and Vaginismus. J Sex Med 2021;18:1752-1758.
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Dispareunia , Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas , Vaginismo , Adulto , Ansiedad de Separación , Dispareunia/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
AIM: To investigate the clinical significance of uterine corpus involvement in patients with surgically treated cervical cancer. METHODS: Patients (n = 354) with clinical early-stage (stage IB1-IIA2) cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic ± paraaortic lymphadenectomy were evaluated. RESULTS: Uterine invasion was detected in 60 (16.9%) patients. Patients with uterine invasion had a higher rate of pelvic lymph node metastasis than those without uterine invasion (35% vs 22.8%, p = 0.046). In multivariate analysis, no statistically significant difference was identified between patients with and without uterine invasion for pelvic lymph node metastasis (p = 0.953). Uterine invasion was identified as an independent risk factor for paraaortic lymph node metastasis in multivariate analysis (p = 0.012). The presence of pelvic lymph node metastasis was found to be another significant predictor of paraaortic lymph node involvement (p = 0.022). In addition, uterine invasion and lymph node metastasis were identified as an independent risk factors regarding poor prognosis in cancer-specific survival (hazard ratio [HR]: 4.537; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.304-15.782; p = 0.017 and HR: 5.598; 95% CI, 1.581-19.823; p = 0.008, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Uterine invasion is an independent predictor of decreased survival and the presence of paraaortic lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer. The presence of the uterine invasion in cervical cancer should be considered as a poor prognostic factor in the decision of treatment.
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Femenino , Humanos , Histerectomía , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/cirugíaRESUMEN
AIM: The aim of this study is to evaluate the recurrence pattern and oncological outcomes in cervical cancer (CC) patients with lymph node metastasis. METHODS: This study included 224 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2009 stage IB1-IIIB CC patients with pathologically proven lymph node metastasis. Surgical intervention was grouped as hysterectomy performed/not performed. Adjuvant therapy decision was made by the tumor board. Radiotherapy was applied to all patients with lymph node metastasis. RESULTS: Only paraaortic lymph node metastasis was determined as an independent prognostic factor for recurrence. Presence of paraaortic lymph node metastasis increased the risk of recurrence more than two times (odds ratio: 2.129; 95% confidence interval: 1.011-4.485; p = 0.047). An independent prognostic factor for death because of disease was age only. Risk of death was nearly doubled with younger age (odds ratio: 2.693; 95% confidence interval: 1.064-6.184; p = 0.037). CONCLUSION: The most of recurrences were located at distant sites and multiple regions. Paraaortic lymph node metastasis was the only independent prognostic factor for recurrence, in spite of that age was an independent predictor for risk of death in patients with early stage or locally advanced CC and also with surgically proven metastatic lymph nodes. Furthermore, the presence of the paraaortic lymph node metastasis was significantly associated with distant recurrence. Therefore, more appropriate and individualized therapy strategy focusing on intenser systemic chemotherapy options in addition to radiotherapy should be taken into consideration according to paraaortic lymph node metastasis and age.
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino , Femenino , Humanos , Histerectomía , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Metástasis Linfática , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patologíaRESUMEN
Background/aim: To investigate the risk factors for evisceration in a gynecological oncology population. The secondary aim was to evaluate the impact of evisceration on survival. Materials and methods: Inclusion criteria consisted of having had an elective surgery performed through a xiphoidopubic incision in our institution and having a gynecological malignancy based on pathology. A total of 198 patients were evaluated, 54 with evisceration and 144 without evisceration. Due to the widely varied prognosis of female genital cancers, the survival was analyzed on a homogenized group, including only 62 patients with primary advanced stage epithelial ovarian-tubal-peritoneal cancer. Results: The preoperative factors associated with evisceration in the univariate analysis were old age, high body mass index (BMI), hypertension, smoking, comorbidities, high American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) score (3 and 4), and low preoperative albumin level. The associated intraoperative factors were bleeding volume, receiving more than two units of erythrocyte suspension or fresh frozen plasma, and having had a major operation. The associated postoperative factors were the albumin transfusion and the antibiotic use in the early postoperative period. In the multivariate analysis, smoking, low levels of preoperative albumin, high BMIs, and high ASA scores (3 and 4) were independent prognostic factors for evisceration. Evisceration was not associated with recurrence and survival in the patients with primary advanced stage epithelial ovarian-tubal-peritoneal cancer. Conclusion: Smoking, preoperative hypoalbuminemia, obesity, and high ASA scores (3and 4) were the prognostic factors for evisceration. Short-term modifiable factors such as smoking cessation and improved nutritional status should be considered in elective gynecological oncology surgeries. Evisceration had no impact on survival and recurrence in the patients with primary advanced stage epithelial ovarian-tubal-peritoneal cancer.
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Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos/cirugía , Neoplasias Ováricas/cirugía , Neoplasias Peritoneales/cirugía , Dehiscencia de la Herida Operatoria/etiología , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Anciano , Índice de Masa Corporal , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos/efectos adversos , Femenino , Humanos , Hipertensión/complicaciones , Hipoalbuminemia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Obesidad/complicaciones , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Fumar/efectos adversosRESUMEN
Pulmonary spread from carcinoma of the uterine cervix, though uncommon, has been reported in 2.2-9.1% of all cervical cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical, clinical, pathological factors and clinical outcomes of cervical cancer patients with pulmonary recurrence (PR).This study included 17 cervical cancer patients with PR after radical hysterectomy. The entire cohort consisted of 413 patients whose surgeries (type III radical hysterectomy + pelvic ± para-aortic lymphadenectomy) had been performed in our Gynaecologic Oncology Clinic between 1993 and 2018. Tumour size, lymph node metastasis and receiving adjuvant therapy were found to be effective for PR on univariate analyses in the main cohort (p = .042, p < .001 and p = .001, respectively). Therefore, performing adjuvant therapy to reduce the PR must be assessed properly with the information of lymph node status and tumour size obtained from the final pathology reports.Impact StatementWhat is already known on this subject? Pulmonary spread from carcinoma of the uterine cervix has been reported in 2.2-9.1% of all cervical cancers. Data related to clinico-pathological features of patients with pulmonary recurrence (PR) is limited. Diagnosis of a PR is considered to worsen the prognosis.What do the results of this study add? Tumour size, lymph node metastasis and receiving adjuvant therapy were found to be effective for PR on univariate analyses.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Performing adjuvant therapy to reduce the PR must be assessed properly with the information of lymph node status and tumour size obtained from the final pathology reports in patients with uterine cervical carcinoma.
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Carcinoma/patología , Histerectomía , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Carcinoma/secundario , Carcinoma/cirugía , Terapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundario , Neoplasias Pulmonares/cirugía , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/secundario , Periodo Posoperatorio , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/cirugíaRESUMEN
AIM: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCTs) managed at a single institution. METHODS: The hospital records of 17 patients with the diagnosis of ovarian SLCT between 1994 and 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 30 years (range, 18-67 years). All the patients had unilateral tumors. All of the 17 were stage 1 tumors. Two (11.8%) patients were stage 1C1 and two (11.8%) patients were stage 1C2. Thirteen (76.5%) patients were stage 1A. Three (17.6%) of the tumors were well differentiated, 11 (64.7%) were intermediately differentiated, 1 (5.9%) was poorly differentiated, and the degree of the differentiation was not identified for 2 (11.8%) patients. One showed retiform pattern and one had heterologous elements at the histopathologic evaluation. Among the 17 patients, we identified structural/vascular renal and ureteral anomalies in 3 (17.6%) patients. Eight patients underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, seven underwent unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or oophorectomy and two underwent cystectomy with or without additional surgical staging procedures. Four patients received adjuvant chemotherapy. All the 17 patients were alive and free of disease for 1-287 months after the diagnosis. Median follow-up time was 78 months. None of the patients recurred. CONCLUSION: Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors are rare ovarian malignancies with low recurrence rates and have a favorable outcome compared to malignant epithelial tumors of the ovary. Main treatment is surgical resection and it is appropriate to prefer fertility sparing conservative surgeries for young patients.
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Neoplasias Ováricas/patología , Tumor de Células de Sertoli-Leydig/patología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Quimioterapia Adyuvante/estadística & datos numéricos , Bases de Datos Factuales , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Neoplasias Ováricas/terapia , Ovariectomía/estadística & datos numéricos , Ovario/patología , Ovario/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tumor de Células de Sertoli-Leydig/terapia , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Background/aim: We aimed to define the effect of tumor size on recurrence and survival rates in patients with stage III endometrioid-type endometrial cancer. Materials and methods: A total of 550 patients who had total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic-paraaortic lymphadenectomy were included. Patients with extrauterine spread, sarcomatous components, or synchronized tumor and those who did not undergo lymphadenectomy or did not have data on tumor size were excluded. Results: The median tumor size was 35 mm (range: 3335 mm). According to the 2009 International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) criteria, 245 cases were defined as stage IA, 271 as stage IB, and 34 as stage II. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 92% and the 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) rate was 99%. The effects of prognostic factors on DFS were evaluated. Older age, stage II disease, deep myometrial invasion, and receiving adjuvant radiotherapy were associated with decreased DFS. There was no statistically significant association between tumor size and DFS. The 5-year DFS for patients with a tumor diameter of <35 mm, which was the median tumor size of the entire group, was 94%, while it was 89% for patients having a tumor diameter of >35 mm (P = 0.128). Conclusion: Tumor size was not a risk factor predicting recurrence in patients with stage I or II endometrioid-type endometrial cancer who had lymphadenectomy.
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Carcinoma Endometrioide/cirugía , Neoplasias Endometriales/cirugía , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Carcinoma Endometrioide/diagnóstico , Carcinoma Endometrioide/mortalidad , Carcinoma Endometrioide/patología , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Neoplasias Endometriales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Endometriales/mortalidad , Neoplasias Endometriales/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático/mortalidad , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático/estadística & datos numéricos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Factores de Riesgo , Análisis de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinicopathological features, prognostic factors, treatment, clinical response, and outcome of gestational choriocarcinoma (GCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was made of the clinicopathological and survival data of 13 patients who were diagnosed and treated for GCC in two referral centers in Turkey between 1992 and 2020. RESULTS: The median age of patients was 36 years (range, 27-54 years), and seven were ≤39 years. The antecedent pregnancy was a term in nine (69.2%) cases, and the risk score was ≥7 in 11 (84.6%). According to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2009 staging, eight cases were in stage I, two in stage III, and three in stage IV. With the exception of one patient, all the others received combination chemotherapy (CT), and two of those were also treated with radiotherapy. Chemoresistance developed in 50% (6/12), and second-line CT was given to four of these. The overall complete response rate was 69.2%. Four patients died of chemoresistance and disease progression, all of them were with antecedent-term pregnancy, had high scores ≥7, and had metastases. CONCLUSION: GCC is a unique subtype of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, which differs from others in terms of poor prognosis, a frequent tendency to early metastasis, and resistance to treatment. To be able to achieve the most efficient therapy and prognosis, histopathology-based risk models should be developed.
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Coriocarcinoma , Enfermedad Trofoblástica Gestacional , Embarazo , Femenino , Humanos , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Enfermedad Trofoblástica Gestacional/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad Trofoblástica Gestacional/patología , Coriocarcinoma/tratamiento farmacológico , PronósticoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To report a patient of lipoid proteinosis (LP) with bilateral keratoconus. METHODS: A 16-year-old boy presented to our institution with a complaint of gradual decrease in vision over the past 4 years in both eyes and a contact lens intolerance. He had a hoarse voice and multiple areas of hyperpigmented lesions over the head and neck region. Slit lamp biomicroscopy of the both eyes showed multiple round solid pearly lesions along the upper and lower lid margins and a mild central corneal ectasia in both eyes. Central corneal thickness and the keratometric values were measured by using Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam), and the results were compatible with keratoconus. The histopathologic examination of the lesions taken from bilateral eyelid margins showed hyalinosis, papillomatosis, and depositions of eosinophilic material around the blood vessels, which were compatible with LP. CONCLUSIONS: With this report, we describe a case of LP with keratoconus. As seen in our case, LP and its characteristic eyelid margin lesions in keratoconus patients can be associated with a contact lens intolerance.
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Queratocono/patología , Proteinosis Lipoidea de Urbach y Wiethe/patología , Adolescente , Lentes de Contacto , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMEN
Objective: To evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) and define oncologic outcomes. Material and Methods: This retrospective study reviewed patients diagnosed with primary MOC at a single institution and underwent primary treatment between 1990 and 2019. The clinicopathological factors affecting oncological outcomes and treatment response were evaluated. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to evaluate survival outcomes. Survival curves were compared using the log-rank test. Results: The cohort's (n=92) median (range) age was 48 (15-82) years. Seventy-five (81.5%) patients were in the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage I-II. Forty patients received platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy. The 5-year progression-free survival was 98% in stage I-II and 17% for stage III-IV (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, the only independent risk factor for disease failure was stage (hazard ratio: 6.838, 95% confidence interval: 1,358-34,415; p=0.020). Conclusion: Advanced stage was an independent poor prognostic factor for recurrence in patient with MOC.
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The objective of this article is to describe four rare cases of Actinomyces israelii canaliculitis and their surgical treatment in a case series consisting of four cases of Actinomyces israelii canaliculitis. Patient charts were reviewed retrospectively. All four patients presented with epiphora, recurrent conjunctivitis, swelling around the superior canaliculus, and mucopurulent punctal discharge persisting despite medical treatments. Two patients with large canalicular dilation were treated with canaliculoplasty and the other two patients with minimal canalicular dilation were treated with one-snip punctoplasty. The specimens that were evacuated were sent for microbiological and histopathological examinations. The results showed that Actinomyces israelii was isolated in all patients. After medical and surgical treatment, the patients experienced resolution of signs and symptoms. The disease did not recur during the 2-4-year follow-up period. In conclusion Canaliculoplasty with canalicular intubation and one-snip punctoplasty may be safe and efficacious techniques in largely dilated canaliculum and mildly dilated canaliculum, respectively, with no demonstrable risk of post-treatment epiphora in patients with Actinomyces canaliculitis.