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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Evaluation of peritoneal fluid hemosiderin-laden macrophages in biopsy-proven endometriosis
Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology, Volume 34, No. 1, Year 2012
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Objective: To evaluate peritoneal fluid hemosiderinladen macrophages (H-LMs) in patients with endometriosis compared to controls. Study Design: Consecutive series of 46 patients during a year undergoing laparoscopy for benign gynecologic conditions were included. The presence of H-LMs in peritoneal fluid was evaluated. We compared clinical factors in patients with or without endometriosis in respect to H-LM status. To assess the potential of H-LMs to diagnose endometriosis, the sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Results: Patients with endometriosis were significantly more likely to have positive H-LM test results than controls (p=0.0013). The presence of H-LM has a low sensitivity of 52% but an acceptable specificity of 87% in diagnosing endometriosis. The presence of HLMs was not related with any other of the clinical factors studied. Conclusion: The presence of specific findings of HLMs related to endometriosis strongly suggests abnormalities in peritoneal iron metabolism. © Science Printers and Publishers, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bedaiwy, Mohamed Ali
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Noriega, Javier
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Aleem, Mahmoud A.Abdel
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Gupta, Sajal P.
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
AbulHassan, Ahmed M.
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Brainard, Jennifer
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ismail, Alaa Mahmoud
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Falcone, Tommaso
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
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ISSN:
08846812
Research Areas
Cancer