Fibrotic tissue in the endometrioma capsule: surgical and physiopathologic considerations from histologic findings.
Ovarian tissue inadvertently excised along with endometriomas was associated with the presence of pericystic fibrosis and serum levels of CA-125, representing the only clinical parameter for predicting follicle loss before surgery. A consecutive series of 91 ovarian endometriotic cysts were studied, and an inverse relationship between serum CA-125 and the thickness of the fibrotic tissue of the endometrioma capsule was demonstrated.
Vicino
Mario
M
Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, University of Medical Science of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Scioscia
Marco
M
Resta
Leonardo
L
Marzullo
Andrea
A
Ceci
Oronzo
O
Selvaggi
Luigi E
LE
D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D018394:CA-125 Antigen