Hiroaki ITOH

Bladder endometriosis is a rare manifestation of pelvic endometriosis, accounting for approximately 0.9% of all cases. Malignant transformation of endometriosis is uncommon, and bladder involvement is exceedingly rare. We report a case of m…

A well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma at the site of extra-uterine/ovarian endometriosis complicates the differentiation between an uncommon metastatic pattern from a corpus cancer and a synchronous primary tumor originating from adj…

[Case] A 50-year-old gravida 2, para 1 presented with multiple fibroids and a right ovarian tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple uterine fibroids and a right ovarian tumor (4 cm) without any signs suggestive of malignan…

Phthalates may act as an estrogen and are a potential risk factor for estrogen-related diseases such as endometriosis. We assessed the association between phthalate exposure and endometriosis in 166 consecutive women who presented at a univ…

Cadmium may act like an estrogen and be a potential risk factor for estrogen-related diseases such as breast cancer and endometriosis. Here, we tested the hypothesis that higher cadmium exposure is associated with endometriosis among infert…

ObjectivesDue to its industrial application and frequent use as a coating material for food containers, bisphenol A (4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol, BPA) is present in abundance in our environment. Data on intake levels of BPA are limited in p…

ObjectivesBisphenol A (BPA), a raw material commonly used in the manufacture of resins such as polycarbonate and epoxy, is a possible xenoestrogen that is hypothesized to disrupt the human endocrine system. Humans are widely exposed to BPA.…