About the Authors

Michael G. Schrauder

Contributed equally to this work with: Michael G. Schrauder, Reiner Strick

Michael.Schrauder@uk-erlangen.de

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Reiner Strick

Contributed equally to this work with: Michael G. Schrauder, Reiner Strick

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland

Affiliation Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Pamela L. Strissel

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Laura Kahmann

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Christian R. Loehberg

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Michael P. Lux

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Sebastian M. Jud

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Arndt Hartmann

Affiliation Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Alexander Hein

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Christian M. Bayer

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Mayada R. Bani

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Swetlana Richter

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Boris R. Adamietz

Affiliation Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Evelyn Wenkel

Affiliation Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Claudia Rauh

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Matthias W. Beckmann

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Peter A. Fasching

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MGS RS RS-W A. Hartmann A. Hein MWB PAF. Performed the experiments: MGS RS PLS LK SR. Analyzed the data: MGS RS LK CRL CMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MPL SMJ MRB SR BRA EW CR. Wrote the paper: MGS RS MWB PAF.