Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Swyer syndrome is a type of pure gonadal dysgenesis 46 XY caryotype in phenotypically female patients. A rare case of Swyer syndrome complicated by dysgerminoma and Retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell’s tumor is reported.Case presentation: A 20-year-old phenotypically female patient presented to our department with primary amenorrhea. She was 1.68 m and weighed 82 kg (BMI 28). She presented with minimal breast development, sparse axillary and p...

Introduction: Survival rates for ovarian cancer remain distressingly low. Despite established prognostic factors, the need for identifying modifiable parameters to influence survival outcomes is imperative. Overweight and obesity, prevalent conditions, have been implicated in cancer development and potentially poor survival. However, conflicting data on the association of Body Mass Index (BMI) with Progression-Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) in ovarian cancer pat...