Beyond growing teratoma syndrome: post-treatment manifestations and diagnostic challenges following ovarian immature teratoma.
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare condition classically associated with platinum-based chemotherapy for malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. However, post-treatment findings following ovarian immature teratoma may represent a broader …
Thoracic endometriosis presenting with bilateral haemothoraces: a rare but important cause of bilateral pleural effusions.
A woman in her 30s was admitted with 6 months of progressive shortness of breath and cyclical bilateral pleuritic chest pain associated with heavy, painful menstruation. She had a history …
The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha in regulating CYFRA 21-1 as a potential biomarker for endometriosis: A cross-sectional study.
Background: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological conditions, and the gold standard for its diagnosis is laparoscopy. Cytokeratin fragment 21-1 (CYFRA 21-1) has emerged as a potential biomarker …
Systematic Laparoscopic Excision and Reconstruction of Bladder Endometriosis With Deep Myometrial Infiltration: A Step-by-Step Surgical Technique and Educational Case Report.
Bladder deep endometriosis is an uncommon but clinically significant phenotype of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and the coexistence of full-thickness detrusor disease with deep myometrial infiltration of the anterior uterine …