ObjectiveOvarian clear cell carcinoma is commonly associated with pelvic endometriosis. We retrospectively evaluated clinicopathological data on the association between ovarian clear cell carcinoma and pelvic endometriosis.MethodsBetween 19…
In this study clinical studies were conducted on galactosyltransferase associated with tumour (GAT) as a newly developed marker of ovarian cancers. The positive rates of GAT with a cut-off value of 16 U/ml (which corresponds to the mean + 2…
Dienogest is an orally active synthetic steroid that is used for contraception and is currently being studied for the possible treatment of endometriosis. Earlier we demonstrated that dienogest had therapeutic effects on experimental endome…
BACKGROUND: Dienogest is a synthetic progestational steroid that is used for contraception. It is being studied for the treatment of endometriosis, but its anticancer activity remains unknown. The authors investigated the anticancer effect …
OBJECTIVE: To establish an experimental system useful for long-term evaluation of human endometrial tissue by its heterotransplantation to SCID mice. METHODS: Human endometrium was transplanted subcutaneously into SCID mice, nude mice, or n…
Galactosyltransferase Associated with Tumor (GAT) was clinically studied in cases of ovarian cancer. When two cut-off levels of GAT were compared, the cut-off level of 16 U/ml (which corresponds to mean + 2SD among healthy females) was foun…