Mun-Kun Hong

Ovarian cancer (OC), the seventh most common cancer in women and the most lethal gynecological malignancy, is a significant global health challenge, with >324,000 new cases and >200,000 deaths being reported annually. OC is characterized by…

To investigate the changes of ERα and PRs in the epithelium and stroma of normal and neoplastic uterine cervix. Two pathologists independently scored the expression levels of ERα, PR(A+B), and PRB in the stroma and epithelium of normal, cer…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vaginal adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy, accounting for less than 10% of all primary vaginal cancers. It predominantly affects older women but can also occur in younger populations, particularly in association wit…

BACKGROUND: Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is an uncommon type of tumor that can occur in the endometrium. This aggressive cancer requires definitive management. Here, we describe the clinical characteristics and treatment of a p…

BACKGROUND: Adnexal torsion is a gynecologic emergency that requires surgical treatment. In this study, we reviewed the surgical outcomes of women with adnexal torsion in eastern Taiwan (Hualien county, area 4,629 km2, 330,000 residents). …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study analyzed the trends of opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) accompanied by hysterectomy in a 9-year follow-up period at a single institute. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included 1184 women at H…

This case report presents a 66-year-oId postmenopausal woman with a case of endometrial adenomyomatous polyp (EAP) that presented as postmenopausal vaginal bleeding and mimicked endometrial cancer. The ultrasonography revealed a mildly enla…

We briefly share our experience of using the silent mentor program in the Medical Simulation Center (MSC) of Tzu Chi University (TCU), Hualien, Taiwan, to improve our minimally invasive surgical level and patient's safety. The silent mentor…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to report our initial experience with patients undergoing transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). MATERIALS AND METHODS: From September 2016 to December 2016, patient…

AIM: To evaluate the feasibility, safety and peri- and postoperative outcomes of robotic single-site supracervical hysterectomy (RSSSH) for benign gynecologic disease. METHODS: We report 3 patients who received RSSSH for adenomyosis of the…

OBJECTIVE: To report our initial experience with and the short-term outcomes of two-phase laparoendoscopic single-site cervical ligament-sparing hysterectomy (LESS-CLSH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective case study included 40 women …

OBJECTIVE: To proposed a novel method for a difficult laparoscopic hysterectomy that spares the cervical ligaments and eliminates the cervical canal and transformation zone of the cervix. CASE REPORT: A 40-year-old women, gravida 3 para 3,…