Background: Müllerian inhibiting substance/anti-Müllerian hormone (MIS/AMH) inhibits proliferation of MIS/AMH receptor-expressing gynecologic tumors in vivo and in vitro, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully defined. This study…
BACKGROUND: Dedifferentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma (DEAC) is rare and is known to be more aggressive than high-grade endometrioid carcinoma. Differentiating between the two is important to provide appropriate treatment for patients. …
Although recurrent gene fusions such as JAZF1-JJAZ1 are considered driver events for endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) development, other genomic alterations remain largely unknown. In this study, we performed whole-exome sequencing, transc…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the operative outcomes of patients undergoing either single-port or multiport laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). METHODS: Two hundred fifty-six women scheduled for LH for symptomatic myoma and/or adenomyosis from 8…
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, rectal endometriosis is rare and lymph node involvement by endometriosis is considered uncommon. We report a 37-year-old woman who had irregular lower abdominal pain a…
Objective : The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics of clear cell carcinoma of the ovary. Methods : Between 1993 and 2001, 23 patients with clear cell carcinoma of ovary treated in the department of obstetrics and …