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Characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer: differences by sex and hormonal status in a Mexican population

Salud pública Méx; 61 (3), 2019
Abstract: Objective: To analyze the differences in the clinico-pathological and molecular characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as the clinical outcome of patients by sex and hormonal status. Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective study among 1 104 NSCLC patients....

Paraoxonase 1 serum activity in women: the effects of menopause, the C(-107)T polymorphism and food intake

ABSTRACT Objective The aims of this study were to investigate changes in serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity in women at the pre and postmenopausal stages and its association with the PON1 C(-107)T polymorphism and food intake profile. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study with female patients...

Serum PTH reference values in an adult Brazilian population: implications for the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism

ABSTRACT Objective: To define serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) reference values in carefully selected subjects following the recommended pre-analytical guidelines. Subjects and methods: First, 676 adults who would be submitted to thyroidectomy were evaluated. Patients using interfering medications or wi...

Utilidad de la Proteína Epididimal Humana 4 (HE4) en la detección de Cáncer de ovario

Oncología (Guayaquil); 28 (1), 2018
Introducción: El cáncer de ovario epitelial aunque tiene baja prevalencia está considerado entre las malignidades ginecológicas más letales por su alta mortalidad. El interés en la detección temprana del cáncer de ovario como mecanismo para lograr la reducción de la mortalidad ha crecido con el ...

Mutational analysis of selected high-grade malignancies in a premenopausal gynecologic cancer population: a potential for targeted therapies?

Appl. cancer res; 38 (), 2018
Background: In 2017, there will be 107,000 cases of gynecologic cancer diagnosed in the US with an overall survival of around 70%-most occurring in post-menopausal individuals. In this study, we have examined a younger (≤ 40 years of age) subpopulation of these women with high grade/ high stage gynecol...

When an unexpected diagnosis occurs: a vaginal premenopausal sarcoma

Abstract Vaginal cancer is a rare entity. The evidence on its management resides mostly in clinical cases or small case series. Of the histological types, the most frequent is the squamous cell carcinoma, followed by adenocarcinoma. But what to do when identifying an even more infrequent sarcoma in a pre...

Fatores associados à obesidade geral e ao percentual de gordura corporal em mulheres no climatério da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil

Resumo Para verificar a associação entre obesidade e variáveis demográficas, clínicas e relacionadas ao estilo de vida em mulheres no climatério, foi realizado um estudo transversal com 469 mulheres de 40 a 65 anos em dois ambulatórios públicos da cidade de São Paulo. As variáveis dependentes f...

Vaginal evisceration related to genital prolapse in premenopausal woman

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Background Vaginal evisceration is a rare problem, usually related to a previous hysterectomy. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the cul-de-sac in a premenopausal woman under treatment with glucocorticoids to treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), with uterine prolapse that occurre...

Prevalencia de causas secundarias de baja masa ósea en una población de mujeres premenopáusicas
Prevalence of secondary causes in a population of premenopausal women with low bone mass

Actual. osteol; 13 (2), 2017
La osteoporosis es un trastorno común en las mujeres posmenopáusicas; sin embargo, también puede afectar a hombres y mujeres jóvenes premenopáusicas. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la prevalencia de causas secundarias de baja masa ósea en un grupo de mujeres premenopáusicas que cons...

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pre- and postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among pre- and postmenopausal women, as well as the association between menopausal status and MS. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted at a reference cardi...