Taniguchi Y

In Japan, cancer screening is conducted under a variety of umbrellas, i.e., via population-based screening, occupational health checkups, insured medical care, and personal medical checkups. Quality control assessment of cancer screenings i…

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is an intractable disease leading to severe neurological deficits. Its etiology and pathogenesis are primarily unknown. The relationship between OPLL and comorbidities,…

BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, the association of maternal exposure to metallic elements with weight trajectory pattern from the neonatal period has not been investigated. OBJECTIVES: The goals of this study were to identify infant growth t…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the precursors of high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and the characteristics of patients with a low HGSOC risk in terms of the effects of pregnancy. METHODS: We prospectively examine…

OBJECTIVES: Accumulating evidence suggests that spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in women, while relatively rare, has higher rates of post-treatment recurrence than in men. Our aim was to further elucidate the clinical and pathological charact…

A subpubic cartilaginous cyst is a rare mass lesion derived from the pubic symphysis, which can cause acute or subacute urinary retention. We report a case of a subpubic cartilaginous cyst in a 62-year-old woman that caused lower abdominal …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in rat ovulation and granulosa cell death of ovarian follicles during the periovulatory stage. METHODS: Immature rats primed with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin were in…

Pulmonary endometriosis is a disease in which uterine endometrial cells with stromal components grow in the pulmonary parenchymal tissues or pleura. Surgical resection is considered an effective and radical treatment for pulmonary endometri…