Abdominoperineal resection (APR) is indicated for low rectal/ano-rectal cancers. It necessitates fastidious pelvic dissection posing certain operative difficulties. We present the surgical challenges in a unique case of a patient presenting with a low rectal adenocarcinoma and a synchronous pelvic schwannomas, both requiring resection. A 71-year-old gentleman presented for surveillance colonosc...

Rectal cancer constitutes about one third of all colorectal cancer cases. Total mesorectal excision (TME), first described by Heald, has become the gold standard in rectal cancer treatment, since it was shown to provide a dramatic reduction in local recurrence rates. However, TME does not involve any approaches for lateral pelvic lymph nodes (LPLN), which may be a source of local recurrences. T...

Endometriosis, which is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus, is a common cause of pelvic pain and infertility, affecting as many as 10% of premenopausal women. Because its effects may be devastating, radiologists should be familiar with the various imaging manifestations of the disease, especially those that allow its differentiation from other pe...

The occurrence of synchronous primary gynaecologic malignancies is a relatively common event. However, the occurrence of three different pelvic cancers is very rare. In this report, we describe the clinical, surgical and pathological findings of a patient with synchronous primary malignancies of the fallopian tube, endometrium and sigmoid colon. To our knowledge, it is the first case described ...

conclusions optimal cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy may be the best treatment in mmmt but more discussion and experiences are needed regarding the effectiveness of radiotherapy. introduction malignant mixed mullerian tumor (mmmt) is a very rare tumor, accounting for less than 1% of all ovarian cancers. case presentation we present a 64-year-old woman with stage iii mmmt of ovary that was...

background: gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma are the second and the fifth most common cancers in iran, respectively. expression of cytokeratin 7 (ck7) is established in most malignancies including gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma. demonstration of ck7 could be related to prognostic factors and help to the better management of the patients. the objective of our study was to evaluate th...

Background: Pelvic exenteration is an ultraradical surgery involving the en bloc resection of the pelvic organs, including the internal reproductive organs, the distal urinary tract (ureters, bladder, urethra), and/or anorectum. It is mainly applied as a salvage surgery for recurrent gynecologic tumors of any origin (vulva, vagina, cervix, uterine, and also ovary). Our aim was to establish the ...