OBJECTIVE To evaluate if uterine myoma is associated with breast cancer. METHODS This case-control study used a nationwide database in Taiwan. We identified 24,315 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer as cases and matched them with 24,281 patients without breast cancer on age, sex, urbanization, income, and initial diagnosis date. Patients with prior mastectomy were excluded. We used l...

Objective We compared the expression levels of Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS)/anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor (AMHRII) in uterine myoma and adenomyosis to evaluate the possibility of using MIS/anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) as a biological regulator or therapeutic agent in patients with uterine leiomyoma and adenomyosis. Methods We studied normal uterine myometrium, leiomyoma, end...

background: inversion of the uterus is very uncommon. patients may present with pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, or hemodynamic shock. case: we report a case of 35 years old women (virgin) who was admitted with profuse vaginal bleeding and cramps of uterus. in the vaginal examination at litothomy position a mass of 58 cm in size was protruded from the vagina. at first myomectomy was performed a...

We read with interest the paper by Check and colleagues (Check et al., 2002). In their study, the authors focus on the highly interesting question of the possible influence of intramural myoma on the outcome of IVF. We think it is appropriate to discuss two points critically, which should be considered in the nomenclature and diagnosis of intramural myoma in future multicentre studies. Myoma co...

background:   uterine myomas are common pelvic masses during pregnancy. the pain and rapid growth of myomas are among the most common complications during pregnancy. we evaluate management of painful cystic degeneration of myomas during pregnancy case: a 27-year-old primigravida had a pelvic mass. we have managed a case in which the diagnosis of cystic degeneration of uterine myomas could not b...

INTRODUCTION Inversion of the uterus is an uncommon complication of the puerperium and it is an even rarer complication of the non-puerperal period. A submucous myoma is mostly the cause of the non-puerperal inversion but diagnosis can be difficult. In young women, non-puerperal uterine inversion is likely associated with a malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION A 19-year-old nulliparous woman present...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of transient occlusion of the uterine arteries (TOUA) during laparoscopic surgery for benign uterine tumors, with preservation of fertility. METHODS Patients with uterine myoma or adenomyoma underwent laparoscopic uterine surgery, with or without TOUA, performed by a single surgeon (Y.-S.K.). Sur...

background: while myoma is the most common pelvic mass of women, most women do not seek screening tests for uterine myoma and if they have any fibroid they are not volunteer for its surgical removal. case: we present here a novel technique of vascular skeletonization to preserve uterus, making pregnancy possible for an infertile woman with a large uterine myoma, situated in the uterine lower se...

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is the major complaint in approximately one-third of gynecological visits in premenopausal women, and in >70% of appointments of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Uterine myoma is one of the main causes of AUB during menacme, especially when it is submucosal. The association of myoma and AUB may be related to several factors, from local alterations of angi...