INTRODUCTION: Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) frequently arises in association with endometriosis and is characterized by iron-rich oxidative stress, hypoxia-responsive metabolic reprogramming, glycogen accumulation, and alterations in …
Indocyanine green (ICG) with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is used for lymphatic mapping. However, binding of ICG to blood proteins like serum albumin can shorten its retention time in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). Here, we invest…
We report the case of 23 year-old woman with OHVIRA syndrome (obstructed hemivagina and ipisilateral renal anomaly) discovered during management for right renal failure. Non-specific symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, and …
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer arising from an endometriotic cyst in a postmenopausal woman under tamoxifen therapy is rare. CASE: We herein report the case of a 67-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, taking tamoxifen citrate 20 mg…
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the relationship between age, histological type, and size of ovarian tumors. METHOD: A review was made of 1648 cases of histopathologically diagnosed ovarian tumors and tumor-like lesions, and information on the age o…