Tomomi Kotani
ORCID: 0000-0002-3082-6116
· 6 papers in corpus
article
2026
Bladder endometriosis is a rare manifestation of pelvic endometriosis, accounting for approximately 0.9% of all cases. Malignant transformation of endometriosis is uncommon, and bladder involvement is exceedingly rare. We report a case of m…
article
2020
Endometriosis has several distinguishing features in the ectopic endometrium, including chronic inflammation and fibrosis. According to the retrograde menstruation theory, endometriotic cells are derived from eutopic endometrial cells, and …
article
2019
other
2019
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common disease occurring in 1-2% of all women of reproductive age. Although there is increasing evidence on the association between endometriosis and adverse perinatal outcomes, little is known about the effec…
other
2016
Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an inflammatory mediator that is released by a wide range of tissues and cells. Elevated PTX3 levels may represent a useful diagnostic and/or prognostic marker for a number of diseases. The purpose of this study was to…
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2013
A reduced response to progesterone in the eutopic endometrium with endometriosis and in endometriotic tissues is considered to be the underlying factor for endometriosis. CD10 is known to be expressed by endometrial and endometriotic stroma…