Cheng-Yang Chou

This large-scale study aimed to determine the long-term influences of potential prognostic predictors and progression-free interval (PFI) criteria for grading platinum-sensitivity in ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC). We retrospectively r…

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is an aggressive neoplasm with a high recurrence rate that frequently develops resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. There are few prognostic biomarkers or targeted therapies exist for patients with …

Ovarian cancer is a cancer of high mortality. Aberrant gene methylation of tumor suppressor genes has been shown to be related to the development of malignancy. This study aimed to investigate the methylation of various genes in ovarian cle…

OBJECTIVE: Mitotically active leiomyoma of the uterus complicated with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding has never been reported in Taiwan. Here, we present a case of mitotically active leiomyoma of the uterus complicated with postmenopausal …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors contributing to the elevated level of CA-125 in endometriosis and to study whether CA-125 assay is useful to identify women who require preoperative bowel preparation. METHODS: A total of 685 women und…

Peritoneal endometriosis occurring as massive bloody ascites is very rare. We report an additional case and the differential diagnosis. Discussions are based on the possible etiologic mechanisms of the disease and the changing concepts of t…