Tomoko Itoga

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2002-2007

Study types

  • article 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • bowel_endometriosis 2
article 2007
Expression of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Smooth Muscle Metaplasia of Rectovaginal Endometriosis
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/01.pgp.0000235067.16054.dd

To investigate expression of estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) in smooth muscle metaplasia (SMM) outside the endometriotic foci of rectovaginal endometriosis (RVE). One hundred and ninety-five specimens were obtained f…

article 2003
Fibrosis and smooth muscle metaplasia in rectovaginal endometriosis
Pathology international ·doi:10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01483.x

Rectovaginal (RV) endometriosis presents with a nodular lesion composed of fibromuscular and endometriotic tissue, and the fibromuscular tissue is the major component in the severe stage. The purpose of our study was to examine the extendin…

article 2002
Peritoneal endometriosis in the broad ligament presenting as a large tumor
Pathology international ·doi:10.1046/j.1440-1827.2002.01363.x

Peritoneal endometriosis presenting as a tumor is very rare. A case of peritoneal endometriosis in the broad ligament presenting as a large tumor is reported. A 39-year-old woman had a solid and cystic tumor with many microcysts, measuring …