Terada T

BackgroundAmong the oral antivirals used for treating patients with mild-to-moderate novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (NMV/RTV) and ensitrelvir (ESV) are inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A, and therefore…

The author investigated histopathology of 1,438 consecutive rectal specimens in the last 10 years of our pathology laboratory in Japan. A computer review of pathologic reports was done. Observations of pathologic slides were performed, when…

Pseudomyxoma (PM) implies an accumulation of a large amount of mucins which show myxomatous appearances. PM Peritonei (PMP) is famous and the only example of PM. PMP means excessive accumulation of mucins and mucin-secreting cells in the pe…

Ovarian endometriosis can transform into malignant tumors, and ovarian carcinomas relatively frequently contain foci of endometriosis. In this study, the author reviewed 15 cases of endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary in the last 15 ye…

Ovarian endometriosis can transform into malignant tumors. The author retrospectively examined HE slides of 112 serous tumors and 75 mucinous tumors for the existence of ovarian endometriosis. When endometriosis is present within the tumors…

The author investigated histopathology of 615 consecutive duodenal specimens in our pathology laboratory. Computer search of the duodenal lesions was performed. Review of histological slides was done, when appropriate. The duodenal specimen…

A number of reports have suggested that the oxidative state of human albumin in serum and in some body fluids is associated with cell damage. However there are no reports on the redox state of human follicular fluid (FF) and its influence o…

IntroductionStudies of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary (CCAO) arising from endometriosis are scant.Materials and methodsThe author reviewed 13 cases CCAO of our pathology laboratory for the presence of endometriosis within the tumor.…

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) and pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the pancreas are very rare diseases. The author herein reports two cases of ASC and SCC of the pancreas. The first case is ASC. An 80-year-old woman was admitted to our…

The author reports two cases of adenosquamous carcinoma arising from endometriosis of ovaries. The tumor patients were 38-year-old and 53-year-old women. Both patients underwent hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for ovarian c…

Endometriosis of the vermiform appendix is a rare condition. Most patients with this disease are asymptomatic or present as acute or chronic appendicitis. The author herein reports a case of appendiceal endometriosis presenting as a tumor a…