A 48-year old woman presented with chronic back pain. Previous examinations had been inconclusive. Gynaecological examination revealed large cystic masses on the fundus uteri and left adnexa. Laparoscopy and histopathology showed unusually extensive cystic endosalpingiosis covering the serosa-coated uterine surface as well as the adnexa on both sides. After uneventful laparoscopic-assisted vagi...

An 18 year old single Jewish woman with the Waardenburg syndrome and absence of a vagina and right sided adnexa uteri is reported. Other congenital malformations associated with the Waardenburg syndrome are mentioned and it is postulated that they may be the result of an altered invasion of neurones or altered neurones in certain organ systems early in embryogenesis.

background and objectives: the diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. the purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. patients and methods: a retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical resec...

Adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis uteri is rare. Herein, we reported a patient with papillary serous carcinoma arising from adenomyosis. The patient was a 61-year-old woman who received tamoxifen for treatment of her breast cancer over the past five years. In hysterectomy specimen taken for investigating her uncontrolled bleeding with suspicion of uterine myoma, multiple adenomyotic foci ...

by experienced gynaecologists a legitimate proceeding in certain cases of malposition of tlie uterus to correct the position I)}' suturing the fundus to the anterior abdominal wall. To this procedure the term " Ventro-Fixation" has been applied by some one. The cases in which this operation was done were ; I, generally those ()f retroposition or retroversion, having symptoms of chronic endometr...

The present study was conducted with an objective of isolation, in vitro expansion, growth kinetics, molecular characterization and in vitro differentiation of fetal adnexa derived caprine mesenchymal stem cells. Mid-gestation gravid caprine uteri (2-3 months) were collected from abattoir to derive mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from fetal adnexa {amniotic fluid (cAF), amniotic sac (cAS), Wharto...

A 74-year-old woman consulted our hospital complaining of cough that had persisted for the previous 3 months. Chest computed tomographic (CT) scan showed bilateral pleural effusion without any pulmonary lesions. Pleural effusion cytology showed adenocarcinoma. Barium enema, gastroduodenoscopy and abdominal CT did not demonstrate any abnormal findings. Serum CEA, NSE and CYFRA21-1 were 26.8 (cut...