Fig. 1.1 Progesterone itself produces and plays an important role in the myoma growth and development Table 1.1 Role of progesterone in the pathogenesis of uterine myomas: new theory Progesterone…
Fig. 9.1 The Desormeaux’s endoscope (Courtesy of the Wellcome Library, London. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution) Pantealoni performed the first investigation of uterine cavity in a 60-year-old woman with…
Fig. 12.1 Large, multiple leiomyomas Fibroids The most common solid pelvic tumors, fibroids affect approximately 20–25 % of women of reproductive age [15, 16]. They are result of benign transformation…
Fig. 10.1 (a) A catheter is placed in the uterine artery via the femoral artery (Copyright CeloNova Biosciences Inc.). (b) Detail of a. Small particles are injected in the uterine…
Fig. 2.1 A laparoscopic image of a uterus in reproductive age with a fundal myoma Fig. 2.2 A laparotomic image of a large fundal pedunculated myoma, as a benign smooth…
Fig. 7.1 TVS showing uniformly echogenic endometrium in the secretory phase Normal Sonographic Appearance of Endometrium in Postmenopausal Women Postmenopausal endometrium is thin, homogenous, and echogenic (Fig. 7.2). In 2001,…
Fig. 8.1 Normal uterus; sagittal T2-weighted MRI clearly depicting the zonal anatomy of the uterus with the three zones displayed: intermediate signal of the endometrial lining (straight arrow), low signal…
Endometrial stromal and related tumors Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT) Smooth muscle tumors Leiomyosarcoma Epithelioid variant…
Endometrial hyperplasia Non-atypical hyperplasia Simple Complex Atypical hyperplasia Simple Complex Papillary hyperplasia Simple Complex Endometrial polyp Tamoxifen-related lesions Endometrial carcinoma (i) Endometrioid adenocarcinoma Variant with squamous differentiation Villoglandular variant Secretory…
Fig. 16.1 Pelvic lymph node dissection. 1. Sigmoid-descending colon. 2. Common iliac nodes. 3. External iliac artery. 4. External iliac vein. 5. Obturator nodes. 6. Internal iliac artery The bowel…
