Munekage Yamaguchi

ORCID: 0000-0001-6091-7038 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2012-2023

Study types

  • article 2
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
case-report 2023
Mismatch repair protein deficiency in endometriosis: Precursor of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer in women with lynch syndrome
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2022.09.015

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to elucidate the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer through the loss of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins in women with Lynch syndrome (LS) in this report. CASE REPORT: Two women with LS underwent surgery for synchronous endom…

article 2015
Development of a mouse model for testing therapeutic agents: the anticancer effect of dienogest on endometrial neoplasms
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1124411

OBJECTIVE: As the number of younger women with endometrial carcinoma has increased, fertility-sparing treatments have received more attention. Although there have been several reports on conservative treatments with progestins for endometri…

article 2012
Possible involvement of the E-cadherin gene in genetic susceptibility to endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des080

BACKGROUND: Endometriotic cells display invasive characteristics, despite their benign histological appearance. Recently, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, in which epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal and migratory properties, has att…