Annals of Gynecologic Cancer

Fertility Preserving Management of Grade 2 Endometrial

Qais Shatnawi*; Bayan Maraqa; Dina Braik; Isam Lataifeh

Endometrial cancer, although typically diagnosed in postmenopausal women, can rarely affect younger individuals, presenting a unique challenge when fertility preservation is desired. Studies have shown that oral progestin and progestin-releasing Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)...

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Novel Classification of Ovarian Cancer Based on Transcription Factors That Are Closely Associated with Ovarian Development, Differentiation, and Growth

Mitsumasa Osakabe; Noriyuki Yamada; Hiroaki Itamochi; Tsukasa Baba; Noaki Yanagawa; Tamotsu Sugai*

The traditional classification of Ovarian Cancer (OC), which includes High-Grade Serous Carcinoma (HGSC), Endometrioid Carcinoma (EC), Clear Cell Carcinoma (CCC), and Mucinous Carcinoma (MC), has been used worldwide....

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Staged Procedure with Temporary Abdominal Closure in Gynaecologic-Oncology Patients in Prevention of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Lesson to be Learnt

Monica Shi Qi Chua*; Ravichandran Nadarajah

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is a medical emergency-characterized by organ dysfunction which is caused by intra-abdominal hypertension. Clinical signs are often non-specific and it is associated with high rate of mortality and morbidity when it is not recognized and managed promptly. Although ACS has not been commonly observed in gynaecological patients, it remains a potential risk especially in gynaecologic-oncology patients – many of whom will require extensive debulking surgery...

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Gynecologic Cancer: Types, Causes and Therapeutic Approaches

Sadiya Zaki; Sibi G*

Inflammatory ovarian masses may be difficult to distinguish preoperatively from ovarian malignancies. We present a case of a 54-year old woman with an ovarian mass, diagnosed during a COVID 19-infection. She underwent surgery because of pain and a challenging differential diagnosis on imaging. The frozen section was inconclusive and the final pathological examination showed no malignancy but only an inflammatory mass.

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Case report: An Ovarian Inflammatory Mass, Possibly Related to a Recent COVID-19 Infection

Stefan Timmerman; Anne-Sophie Van Rompuy; Christophe Deroose; Vibeke Vergote; Raphaëla Dresen; Ignace Vergote; Thomas Tousseyn; Els Van Nieuwenhuysen; Jonas Yserbyt; Wouter Froyman; Toon Van Gorp

Inflammatory ovarian masses may be difficult to distinguish preoperatively from ovarian malignancies. We present a case of a 54-year old woman with an ovarian mass, diagnosed during a COVID 19-infection. She underwent surgery because of pain and a challenging differential diagnosis on imaging. The frozen section was inconclusive and the final pathological examination showed no malignancy but only an inflammatory mass. Further extensive investigations revealed sarcoidosis, associated with a specific inflammatory changes...

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