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LMVDT correlated with proliferating tumor vessels located in the peritumoral area (p=0.024) and with the number of mature vessels located in the intratumoral area (p<0.0001), while LMVDP correlated with peritumoral mature vessels (p<0.000l). Proliferating tumor cells at the invasive front were highly positive for podoplanin. To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the first assessment of lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation correlated with podoplanin expression in tumor cells from ovarian cancer. Our data support podoplanin as a potential target that may help reduce ovarian cancer dissemination and lymphatic metastasis.

Background and Objectives: In recent years, the rate of caesarean section (CS) has increased constantly. Although vaginal breech delivery has a long history, breech presentation has become the third most common indication for CS. This study aims to identify factors associated with the success of external cephalic version (ECV), underline the success rate of ECV for breech presentation and highlight the high rate of vaginal delivery after successful ECV. Material and Methods: This retrospective observational study included 113 patients with singleton fetuses in breech presentation, who underwent ECV from January 2016 to March 2021 in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diakonieklinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Maternal and fetal parameters and data related to procedure and delivery were collected. Possible predictors of successful ECV were evaluated. Results: The success rate of ECV was 54.9%. The overall rate of vaginal birth was 44.2%, regardless of ECV outcome. The vaginal birth rate after successful ECV was 80.6%. Overall, 79.0% of women with successful ECV delivered spontaneously without complications, 19.4% delivered through CS performed during labor by medical necessity, and 1.6% delivered through vacuum extraction. ECV was performed successfully in three of the four women with history of CS. Gravidity, parity, maternal age, gestational age, fetal weight, and amniotic fluid index (AFI) were significantly correlated with the outcome of ECV. Conclusions: ECV for breech presentation is a safe procedure with a good success rate, thus increasing the proportion of vaginal births. Maternal and fetal parameters can be used to estimate the chances of successful ECV.

The aim of the paper is to present our results on HPV types among adult women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and HPV types. All the patients have been diagnosed with CIN 2+. The cross-sectional survey was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, during January 1, 2008, up to December 31, 2010. HPV determination was made using DNA amplification by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique and nucleic acid hybridization detection of 37 anogenital HPV genotypes.

Uteroplacental apoplexy or Couvelaire uterus is a rare complication in the spectrum of the life-threatening placental abruption. We report a 29-year-old pregnant woman who had a placental abruption complicated with the rare condition of Couvelaire uterus, with an delivery per uterus-sparring cesarean section. The early diagnosis and proper medical management of placental abruption through uterus-sparring cesarean section present the best outcome for mother and child.