Kigawa J

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 2015
Somatic copy number alterations associated with Japanese or endometriosis in ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116977

When compared with other epithelial ovarian cancers, the clinical characteristics of ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCC) include 1) a higher incidence among Japanese, 2) an association with endometriosis, 3) poor prognosis in advanced s…

2014
Contribution of transcription factor, SP1, to the promotion of HB-EGF expression in defense mechanism against the treatment of irinotecan in ovarian clear cell carcinoma.
Cancer medicine ·doi:10.1002/cam4.301

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a worst histological subtype than other ovarian malignant tumor. Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a promising target for ovarian cancer therapy. The aims of this s…

review 2008
Mechanisms of chemoresistance and poor prognosis in ovarian clear cell carcinoma
Cancer science ·doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00747.x

Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) accounts for 4% to 12% of epithelial ovarian cancer in Western countries and, for some unknown reasons, it comprises more than 20% of such cancers in Japan. CCC shows unique clinical features such as a high incide…

case-report 2003
Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from endometriosis in a young woman
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.08.005

BACKGROUND: The risk of ovarian cancer increases in women with a long history of ovarian endometriosis, particularly in postmenopausal women. We present here a case of malignant transformation of endometriosis occurring over a short time in…