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FIGO's new classification of causes of abnormal uterine benefits patients

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in women of reproductive age may be due to a wide range of disorders or pathologies. Until now, there has been no universally accepted method for classifying such ...
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New System Classifies Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

June 7, 2011 — The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has approved a new classification system (PALM-COEIN) for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in nongravid women ...
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FIGO 2018 staging ups discrimination of stage 1B cervical cancer

(HealthDay)—The Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 staging schema improves discriminatory ability for women with stage IB cervical tumors, according to a study published online June ...
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Stage-specific survival of patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma: A comparison of FIGO and AJCC staging system

HER pathway gene expression analysis in a phase II study of pertuzumab + gemcitabine vs. gemcitabine + placebo in patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer ...
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Improving Global Outcomes in Cervical Cancer: The Time Has Come for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Staging to Formally Incorporate Advanced Imaging

Recognizing these global disparities, ASCO recently created tiered treatment guidelines specifically for the management and care of women with invasive cervical cancer, stratified by availability of ...
Nature

Practical issues related to uterine pathology: staging, frozen section, artifacts, and Lynch syndrome

This review covers three areas in endometrial tumor pathology: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging, the use of frozen section, and Lynch syndrome. The section on FIGO ...