BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threatening corneal infection that may initially lack typical epithelial or perineural findings and mimic other infectious or inflammatory anterior segment disorders. Endotheliitis-like prese…
OBJECTIVES: Although atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) is considered a precancerous disease, the frequency with which AEH and endometrial cancer (EC) coexist is not low. Broadly, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) is performed for t…
Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) exhibits distinct phenotypes, such as resistance to chemotherapy, poor prognosis and an association with endometriosis. Biomarkers and imaging techniques currently in use are not sufficient for reliable d…
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) frequently presents at an early stage. In stage I OCCC, the prognosis differs according to substage. In particular, predictive biomarkers and new treatment strategies are needed for stage IC2/I…
Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) levels and the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) have recently been shown to improve the sensitivity and specificity of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) diagnosis. We evaluated HE4 levels and ROMA a…