Kimio Ushijima

ObjectiveThis multi-center retrospective study aimed to clarify the characteristics, diagnostic accuracy, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors of uterine serous carcinoma (USC) in Japanese women.MethodsThe medical records of 193 patie…

OBJECTIVE: Assisted reproductive technology (ART), especially frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in a hormone replacement cycle (HRC), is a risk factor for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS). This study aimed to clarify the risk factors for P…

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to describe physiological changes in endometrial blood flow (minute arterioles running through the endometrium) from ovulation to the mid-luteal phase using superb microvascular imaging. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The stud…

AIM: Histopathologic diagnosis of a subset of uterine smooth muscle tumors is challenging. We report a critical review regarding the clinicopathological point of view of 62 cases of subsequently recurred or metastasized leiomyoma. METHODS:…

The Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology International Workshop 2018 on gynecologic oncology was held in the Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea on the 24th to 25th August 2018. The workshop was an opportunity for Asian doctors to discu…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the uterine kinetics in each phase of the menstrual cycle when observed in detail using cine-mode magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sagittal and transverse plane images. METHODS: Seven volunteers with a history of mul…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of intraoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumor during laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Tertiary care univer…

A well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma coexistent with benign and borderline-malignant endometrioid adenofibroma was found in the ovary of a 64-year-old woman. She had vaginal bleeding caused by simple hyperplasia of the endometr…