Toshihiro Higuchi
ORCID: 0000-0002-4581-6922
· 6 papers in corpus
case-report
2024
Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is known to mimic advanced ovarian cancer. In this case report, we describe a unique case of ovarian cancer (endometrioid carcinoma grade 3) at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) st…
other
2008
PURPOSE: Endometriotic cysts are known to transform into ovarian cancers, such as clear cell and endometrioid carcinomas. We hypothesized that an iron-rich environment produced by the repetition of hemorrhage in the endometriotic cysts duri…
diagnostic-accuracy
2005
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in depicting posterior cul-de-sac obliteration in patients with endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional review board approval was not required…
case-report
2003
A clinical case that suggested the involvement of blood coagulation cascades in the inflammation reaction induced by leakage of ovarian endometriotic cysts was encountered. Here, a rapid elevation in plasma D-dimer level (119.6 micro g/ml) …
observational
1996
PROBLEM: To determine whether infertile patients with endometriosis have serum antiendometrial antibodies. METHODS: Sera from 40 infertile patients with or without endometriosis were tested by cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)…
other
1995
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for gonadal steroid hormone receptors in the human pelvic peritoneum. DESIGN: Analysis of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and androgen receptor (AR) mRNA …