Coexistence of polycystic ovary syndrome and pelvic endometriosis
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is a disorder marked by hormonal imbalances, irregular menstrual periods and infertility. Endometriosis is a disorder caused by the abnormal growth of cells that normally line the inside of the uterus elsewhere in the pelvic cavity. Endometriosis, which can also cause infertility, has been found in combination with polycystic ovary syndrome in selected patients. Of 91 patients diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, 15 also had endometriosis (16.5 percent). The age, number of previous pregnancies, and ponderal index (a relationship of height to weight) of the 91 patients with and without endometriosis were similar. All hormone levels, the incidence of decreased menstruation, infertility and hair growth were also similar between the two groups. However, the patients with both polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis had more regular menses (40 percent versus 14.5 percent), and fewer episodes of amenorrhea (lack of menses) than the women with polycystic ovary syndrome alone (0 verses 38.2 percent). Although the general clinical picture remains similar in the two groups, the patterns of menstruation vary in women with both polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0029-7844
Year: 1989
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Normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome
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Occasionally, tumors are found in the peritoneal cavity, the membrane of the uterine tube, but the ovaries remain a normal size, a condition known as normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome. The records and slides of 11 cases were studied and four diagnostic groups were identified: mesothelioma, a malignant tumor derived from mesothelial tissue such as the peritoneum (four cases); "extragonadal mullerian" tumors (two cases); metastatic tumors (four cases); and ovarian cancer (one case). The survival rate for the first three groups is usually less than one year, although the chance of surviving mesotheliomas may be improved with a combination of various therapies and surgery. Coordination between surgeon and pathologist is needed in order to identify the site of the disease's origin and to assess radiological treatment and proper surgery.
Publication Name: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0029-7844
Year: 1989
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