Careful medical history, physical examination, laboratory serum values and imaging studies are helpful in making the pre-operative diagnosis. Steroid cell tumours, NOS are usually benign, unilateral and characterised by the composition of two similar-appearing polygonal cell types. They differ from Leydig cell tumours in the lack of crystals of Reinke in their cytoplasm.

Angiomyofibroblastoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor. This study presents the clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features of an angiomyofibroblastoma of the vagina occurring in an 80-year-old breast cancer patient under prolonged treatment with tamoxifen. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by alternating hypercellular and hypocellular edematous zones and small- to medium-sized blood vessels, which were characteristically thin walled. The tumor cells were spindle shaped (mainly) or round shaped (occasionally) arranged in cords and nests. The stroma was edematous and contained inflammatory cells, especially lymphocytes and mast cells. Immunohistochemistry of the tumor cells revealed diffuse and intense immunoreactivity for vimentin and desmin. The staining for estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors was positive, with a percentage of 70% and 40%, respectively. In conclusion, the tumor was diagnosed as an angiomyofibroblastoma based on its typical histologic and immunohistochemical features. The expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors suggests that it might arise as a neoplastic proliferation of hormonally responsible mesenchymal cells. Tamoxifen may exert stimuli effects upon mesenchymal cells.

Vulvar sarcomas located in the Bartholin's gland area are extremely uncommon mesenchymal vulvar tumors. These neoplasms can be mistaken as Bartholin' gland benign lesions such as cysts or abscesses, leading to a delay in the diagnosis of underlying malignancy. Currently, only a few cases of these aggressive cancers have been reported in the literature. A 42-year-old female patient without any previous complaint presented to Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of 'G. Chaztikosta' General Hospital due to a vulvar lump in the area of the left Bartholin's gland with a 6-month history of progressive swelling. Pelvic examination showed a solid mass of 6.5-cm in maximum diameter, localized in the left Bartholin's gland. The patient underwent wide local excision and histopathological examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections indicated intersecting fascicles of spindle cells, with moderate to severe atypia. The number of mitoses was up to 8 per 10 high power fields. The neoplasm to its greatest extent was circumscribed and in places had an invasive growth pattern. Tumoral necrosis was not seen. Involved Bartholin' gland by the tumor was identified. The tumor extended focally to the surgical margin. The neoplastic cells showed positive staining for smooth muscle actin, desmin, HHF35, caldesmon, vimentin and estrogen and progesterone receptors. Immunohistochemistry was negative for S100, myoglobulin, keratin 116, CD117, CD34 and CD31. The patient denied further surgery or/and local radiotherapy, although the mass was >5-cm and a focally infiltrative surgical margin was found. During the close follow-up, no local recurrences or metastases were observed 53 months after surgery. In conclusion, wide local tumor excision with free surgical margins is a good option of surgery for vulvar leiomyosarcomas. In recurrences, a new extensive surgical resection of the lesion and radiotherapy are suggested. Ipsilateral lympadenectomy is indicated when there is a pathologic lymph node. Chemotherapy is provided in cases of distal metastases.

Background. Teratomas are the most common tumors. They are usually localized in the sacrococcygeal area, while the pharyngeal localization is very rare. The number of cases of stomatopharyngeal teratomas detected prenatally via sonography is very small. Case Report. We present the case of a 24-year-old primipara at 18 weeks' gestation, that at the routine ultrasound scan, the fetus was found with an echogenic mass, filling the stomatopharyngeal cavity and protruding from the mouth. Other abnormalities were not found. Termination of pregnancy was achieved using misoprostol. A female stillborn fetus with a weight of 250 g and length of 25.5 cm was delivered. The postmortem and pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis. Conclusion. Pharyngeal teratomas can be diagnosed with the use of ultrasounds in utero facilitating parents' counseling in early time.

Cell-cycle analysis has shown the presence of aneuploidy to be associated with poor prognosis. We developed an innovative rapid cell-cycle analysis protocol (the Ioannina protocol) that permitted the intraoperative identification of neoplastic cells in a plethora of malignancies. Herein, we aimed to investigate the potential role of cell-cycle analysis in the intraoperative characterization of gynecological malignancies. Women who underwent surgery for gynecological malignancies in our institution over a three-year period were included in this study. Permanent section pathology evaluation was used as the gold standard for malignancy evaluation. Total accordance was observed between flow cytometry and pathology evaluation. In total, 21 aneuploid cancers were detected following DNA index calculation. Of these, 20 were hyperploid and 1 was hypoploid. In addition, tumor samples were characterized by a significantly lower percentage of cells in G0/G1, as well as an induced tumor index. The response time for flow cytometry to obtain results was 5–6 min per sample. It seems that flow cytometry analyses for intraoperative tumor evaluation can be safely expanded to gynecological malignancies. This is a novel practical approach that has been proven valuable in several tumor types to date, and also seems to be reliable for gynecological malignancies. Intraoperative flow cytometry is expected to be crucial in decisions of lymph node dissection in endometrial cancers, due to its rapid response regarding the tumor invasion of part or all of the myometrial thickness. In this way, the surgeon can quickly modify the plane of dissection. Our results warrant the further investigation of applying iFC in larger, multicenter studies.

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IntroductionAutoimmune oophoritis is a rare condition, which provokes ovarian failure with either primary amenorrhea or secondary amenorrhea and a subsequent loss of fertility and ovarian hormonal function. The purpose of this report is to document the clinical findings from two patients with autoimmune oophoritis. Cases reportTwo cases of autoimmune oophoritis are presented whose histopathological findings were consistent with international literature. Both cases were histopathologically characterised by lymphocytic and plasmacytic inflammatory infiltrations around the cystic follicles. The inflammation was located both in the theca and granular layers. ConclusionPatients with autoimmune oophoritis should be recognised by the histopathology of the ovarian biopsies as they are at an increased risk of developing other autoimmune disorders.