Wu YC

BACKGROUND: Pelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP) is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain. We aimed to explore whether the application of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is associated with reductions in pain intensity and pelvic floo…

Background & aimsThe niche in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) critically influences cancer stem cell (CSC)-associated properties, including stemness, early recurrence, and poor prognoses. HBV infection acts as a niche driver for tumor progre…

This study investigated common diagnoses from surgical biopsies of domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculi) in Taiwan and examined the role of leporipoxvirus in tumor pathogenesis. Biopsy specimens from 70 rabbits collected between 2014 and …

BackgroundLeiomyomas or fibroids commonly originate from the uterus; extrauterine leiomyomas are rare and most often arise from the broad ligament. Diagnosing broad ligament leiomyomas becomes particularly challenging when they undergo dege…

BackgroundDoes follicle-stimulating hormone priming improve reproductive outcomes in women undergoing in vitro maturation treatment for infertility?Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a key endocrine regulator of oocyte folliculogenesis a…

A 32-year-old woman of child-bearing age who initially underwent surgical laparoscopy for suspected ruptured ectopic pregnancy with elevated serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels was unexpectedly found to have histologically dia…

Objective: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a well-known cause of secondary restless legs syndrome (RLS). Iron deficiency without anemia (IDNA) is insidious, and its association with RLS is less evaluated. We investigate prevalence and featu…

Mediastinal Mullerian cyst was first reported by Hattori in 2005. We report a case of a posterior mediastinal paravertebral cyst found incidentally by surveillance chest roentgenogram in a 44-year-old woman. She had a "no drain" uniportal t…

Transforming growth factor (TGF-β)/TGF-β receptor signal is known to promote cell migration. Up-regulation of TGF-β in serum/peritoneal fluid and increased levels of pluripotent transcription factor OCT4 in endometriotic tissues are frequen…

Catamenial haemoptysis is rare entity, a part of thoracic endometriosis syndrome. We present a young woman who was timely diagnosed, successfully treated using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pathologically confirmed the case. The …

BACKGROUND: Extrapelvic endometriosis may occur at unusual sites. We report a rare case of an endometrioma presenting as a suburethral mass in a woman without a previous surgical history. CASE: A 27-year-old, nulliparous woman presented wit…

Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare form of hemoptysis. It is a term for the condition of hemoptysis associated with menses. Few cases have been reported in the literature. Only one case, treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection,…