Kenji Takakura

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
article 2013
Polypoid Endometriosis of the Cervix Mimicking a Uterine Malformation: Case Report
·doi:10.5180/jsgoe.29.483

Polypoid endometriosis is an uncommon and distinctive variant of endometriosis. It was first described by Mostoufizadeh and Scully in 1980. Polypoid endometriosis often forms large multiple masses and mimics malignant tumors. Endometriosis …

article 2008
Contents of Endometriotic Cysts, Especially the High Concentration of Free Iron, Are a Possible Cause of Carcinogenesis in the Cysts through the Iron-Induced Persistent Oxidative Stress
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-1614

PURPOSE: Endometriotic cysts are known to transform into ovarian cancers, such as clear cell and endometrioid carcinomas. We hypothesized that an iron-rich environment produced by the repetition of hemorrhage in the endometriotic cysts duri…

article 2006
Risk of developing ovarian cancer among women with ovarian endometrioma: a cohort study in Shizuoka, Japan
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society ·doi:10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00754.x

Although some studies have indicated that endometriosis may increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, there are no data from epidemiologic studies in Japan. We prospectively analyzed all cases of ovarian endometrioma enrolled in the p…