Shozu M

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
case-report 2007
BMC cancer ·doi:10.1186/1471-2407-7-103

BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation of adenomyosis is a very rare event. Only about 30 cases of this occurrence have been documented till now. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 57-year-old woman with a slightly enlarged uterus, who und…

other 2007
Human pathology ·doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2007.03.023

Molecular abnormalities in the epithelial cells of endometriosis and their relevance to carcinogenesis of the ovary have been well studied. On the other hand, the differences of proinflammatory microenvironments between endometriosis and ov…

lab-animal 2006
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.074

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the inhibitory effect of danazol on estrogen (E) production in endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. SETTING: Academic research unit of the department of obstetrics and gynecology in a university hosp…

lab-animal 2006
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.057

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of a drug delivery system composed of danazol-loaded hyaluronic acid for local application to endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized study. SETTING: Academic research unit of the department of o…

other 2002
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem.87.8.8733

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease of women of reproductive age. Recent studies demonstrate that endometriosis per se express high levels of estrogen synthetase (aromatase P450). The resulting estrogen synthesized in situ may pl…