The link between obesity and cancer is undeniable, with excess fat cells acting as a catalyst for tumor development. While challenges exist in diagnosing and treating cancer in obese individuals, ...

The cervical os is a narrow opening at each end of the cervix (which connects the vagina with the main body of the uterus via the endocervical canal). The cervix is about an inch long but can vary in ...

Given the morbidity associated with hysterectomy, less-invasive options for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids are ... imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound for the treatment of leiomyomas ...

Uterine sarcoma is rare (3–7 per 100,000 in the ... Risks of nonoperative radiological techniques Focused ultrasound surgery Advantages are those of a noninvasive outpatient procedure with ...

endometrial cancer, malignant mesothelioma, relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer including squamous non-small cell lung cancer, neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDFibroid degeneration occurs when a uterine fibroid outgrows its limited blood supply and begins to die. Fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle ...

The stage of a cancer describes how far it has spread. To a large extent, your child’s treatment and prognosis (outlook) will depend on the stage, histology, and risk group of their Wilms tumor.

HIFU treatment of uterine leiomyoma was performed with the ultrasound-guided HIFU machine (JC ... Patients with huge size of leiomyoma have higher incidence of tumor-lysis syndrome with hyperuricemia ...

Objective: To evaluate factors in predicting the treatment outcome of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation for uterine fibroids with a non-perfused volume ratio (NPVR ...