An Early Diagnosis of an Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor Not Otherwise Specified in a Woman by Patrícia Alves, Inês Sá, Miguel Brito, Cátia Carnide, Osvaldo Moutinho

“…Steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified is a subtype of steroid ovary tumors. These are a rare subgroup of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors. …”
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Development of a Reference Method and Materials for Quantitative Measurement of UV-Induced DNA Damage in Mammalian Cells: Comparison of Comet Assay and Cell Viability by Donald H. Atha, Alessandro Tona, Vytas Reipa

“…In this study, we examined the use of the single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay to assess the UVA-induced DNA damage in surface-attached Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells treated with a photosensitizer as a candidate cellular oxidative damage reference material. …”
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Cloning, Structural Characterization, and Phylogenetic Analysis of Flower MADS-Box Genes from Crocus (Crocus sativus L.) by Athanasios S. Tsaftaris, Alexios N. Polidoros, Konstantinos Pasentsis, Apostolos Kalivas

“…The androecium consists of three distinct stamens and the gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil with three carpels, a single three-branched style, and an inferior ovary. The dry form of the stigmas constitutes the commercial saffron used as a food additive, in the coloring industry, and in medicine. …”
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Primary Pelvic Tuberculosis That Mimics Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report by Özlem Seçilmiş Kerimoğlu, Berat Berrin Gençoğlu, Aybike Tazegül Pekin, Nasuh Utku Doğan, Setenay Arzu Yılmaz, Çetin Çelik

“…Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed minimal ascites fluid and multiple cysts in the right ovary. Intra-operative frozen-section analysis was performed on right paratubal mass and bilateral salphinx. …”
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Malignant Transformation of a Mature Cystic Ovarian Teratoma into Thyroid Carcinoma, Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, and Strumal Carcinoid: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hilary D. Hinshaw, Ashlee L. Smith, Mohamed Mokhtar Desouki, Alexander B. Olawaiye

“…We report the first example of a struma ovarii with a focus of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (a), mucinous adenocarcinoma (b), and strumal carcinoid tumor (c)—all three arising in one mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. From our reviews, we found limited data to guide management when these malignant foci occur within an MCT. …”
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Custom exome panel revealed new mutations in MAPK14 and novel mutation in RUNX2 gene in patients with PCOS by Yunus Arikan, Taylan Onat

“…Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy and is both phenotypically and genotypically heterogeneous. …”
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Central precocious puberty associated with duplicated pituitary: a case report and literature review by Kun Yang, Yanmei Sang, Yanmei Sang, Li Dai, Weizhong Wang

“…She has enlarged breasts for more than 1 year, accelerated height of linear growth, advanced bone age, increased hormone level, and increased volume of uterus and ovary. A duplicated pituitary gland was shown in the MRI. …”
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Clinical Profiles, Occurrence, and Management of Adolescent Patients with HAIR-AN Syndrome by Hatim A. Omar, Stephanie Logsdon, Jessica Richards

“…The syndrome of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans (HAIR-AN) is a subphenotype of the polycystic ovary syndrome. It is one of the most common causes of menstrual problems, hyperandrogenic symptoms, and insulin resistance among young women. …”
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A Rare Case of Small Intestinal Cancer With Uterine Metastasis After Surgery for Ovarian Metastasis, Diagnosed Using Immunostaining by Sachiko Nagao, Motoki Matsuura, Shoko Kurokawa, Masato Tamate, Taishi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Saito

“…We present a case of a woman who had undergone surgery for small intestinal cancer and subsequently developed metastases in her left ovary and uterus. A nulliparous woman in her 50s underwent laparoscopic partial small bowel resection with lymph node dissection for small intestinal cancer. …”
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EFFECT OF ADDING NATURAL AGAINST SYNTHETIC ANTIOXIDANTS ON OVINE OOCYTE MATURATION, MALONDIALDEHYDE LEVELS, AND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION by A. F. Majeed, T. R. Mohammed, A. M. Ahmed

“…A total of 608 ewe ovary samples were obtained from the abattoir and transported in a cool box containing normal saline. …”
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Classification and risk assessment of ovarian-adnexal lesions using parametric and radiomic analysis of co-registered ultrasound-photoacoustic tomographic images by Yixiao Lin, Quing Zhu

“…A machine learning model (US-PAT KNN model) was developed based on an optimized subset of eight US and PAT imaging features to classify a lesion as either cancer, one of four subtypes of benign lesions, or a normal ovary. The model achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.969 and a balanced six-class classification accuracy of 86.0 %.…”
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Pure Primary Ovarian Squamous Cell Carcinoma Perforating the Rectum by Kazuya Mimura, Aiko Okada, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Kenjiro Sawada, Takuji Tomimatsu, Tadashi Kimura

“…Histopathology showed squamous cell carcinoma of the left ovary penetrating the rectal wall. A common symptom of rectal bleeding was caused by a very rare entity of ovarian cancer penetrating the rectal wall, but thorough evaluation led to its accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…”
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The Controversy, Challenges, and Potential Benefits of Putative Female Germline Stem Cells Research in Mammals by Zezheng Pan, Mengli Sun, Xia Liang, Jia Li, Fangyue Zhou, Zhisheng Zhong, Yuehui Zheng

“…However, in recent years, researchers have successfully isolated and cultured a type of germ cell from postnatal ovaries in a variety of mammalian species that have the abilities of self-proliferation and differentiation into oocytes, and this finding indicates that putative germline stem cells maybe exist in the postnatal mammalian ovaries. …”
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Scrotal Swelling and Testicular Atrophy due to Schistosomiasis in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report by Peter F. Rambau, Alphonce Chandika, Philipo L. Chalya, Kahima Jackson

“…Other unusual pathology of schistosomiasis has been described, such as involvement of the appendix, ovary, prostate, and cervix. Here, we present a case of schistosomiasis in a 9-year-old boy who presented with left scrotal pain for one year which was accompanied by scrotal swelling; surgical exploration was done, and the finding was hydrocele and atrophic testes with nodules on the surface. …”
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Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation of Colon: A Case Report by Ramya Lakshminarayanan, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Divya Madhala, N Nitesh

“…Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation (XGI) is a rare pathological condition that can affect various organs, such as lungs, endometrium, vagina, fallopian tube, ovary, testis, stomach, colon, appendix and pancreas. …”
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Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Antifertility Effect of Artemisia kopetdaghensis by Davood Oliaee, Mohammad Taher Boroushaki, Naiime Oliaee, Ahmad Ghorbani

“…Also, cytotoxicity of this plant was tested using fibroblast (L929) and ovary (Cho) cell lines. The A. Kopetdaghensis had no significant effect on duration of pregnancy, average number of neonates, and weight of neonates. …”
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Oocyte Cryostorage to Preserve Fertility in Oncological Patients by Alberto Revelli, Emanuela Molinari, Francesca Salvagno, Luisa Delle Piane, Elisabetta Dolfin, Simona Ochetti

“…Quite often, however, polychemiotherapy and/or radiotherapy can induce ovarian damage and significantly reduce the content of follicles and oocytes inside the ovary, thus predisposing the patient to menstrual disorders, infertility, and precocious menopause. …”
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Reproductive performance and increased fecundity in the chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger Molina) by M. V. Novikov, N. N. Shumilina

“…Although 10–16 follicles ripen in the ovary of a chinchilla female, their average annual fecundity is 2.2–4 puppies per year. …”
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Histomorphometric Evaluation of Superovulation Effect on Follicular Development after Autologous Ovarian Transplantation in Mice by Amin Tamadon, Alireza Raayat Jahromi, Farhad Rahmanifar, Mohammad Ayaseh, Omid Koohi-Hosseinabadi, Reza Moghiminasr

“…The effect of superovulation by pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) on autologous transplanted ovaries in the lumbar muscles of mice was histomorphometrically evaluated using the indices of number and volume of different kind of follicles and volume of corpora lutea, ovary, and stroma. …”
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SMARCA4-Deficient Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting with Fatal Paraneoplastic Hypercalcemia in a Heart Transplant Recipient: First Report in a Male Patient by Abbas Agaimy, Deike Strobel, Thomas Strecker

“…Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT), is a rare SMARCA4-driven aggressive malignancy of young age characteristically associated with paraneoplastic hypercalcemia. …”
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