Evaluation of serum CA 125 levels in patients with pelvic pain related to endometriosis.

The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical value of the serum CA 125 level for diagnosing and determining the severity of endometriosis and pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. Eighty-six women who underwent operative laparoscopy were enrolled. Sixty-nine women with endometriosis and 17 without endometriosis participated in this study. In all of the patients, endometriosis was diagnosed and classified into stages according to the Revised American Fertility Society (R-AFS) classification. The mean serum CA 125 levels were determined in each patient. We also investigated the relationship between serum CA 125 concentration and the intensity of dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia in t…

congenital true cystic mass of the pancreas in a Young woman: which treatment?

Aim. We report a case of congenital true pancreatic cyst with high level of enzymatic activity, rarely seen in young and children which, to the best of our knowledge, rarely has previously been reported. A young girl was admitted to our clinic with a history of abdominal swelling and pain during exercise for many months. A mobile, smooth, non-tender mass was palpated on the left side of the abdomen during physical examination. Ultrasonography and computed tomography imaging revealed a not subdivide cystic mass sized 11.51x8.2 cm. Methods. Surgical treatment was considered, but given the young age of the patient, we declined for fear of complications. Therefore, US-guided percutaneous draina…

Nationwide interobserver variation in the diagnosis of follicular lymphoma. A study of the pathologists of GISL (Gruppo Italiano Studi Linfomi).

CLINICAL AND IMAGING FINDINGS OF RARE SYMPTOMATIC GIANT KILLIAN-JAMIESON DIVERTICULUM

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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR AND IMPLICATIONS OF NEO-ADJUVANT TREATMENT

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is not frequently type of sarouma found in the digestive system, often arise in the wall of the stomach or stromal cells of the intestinal wall.