Evaluation of the feasibility of human papillomavirus sponge-type self-sampling device at Japanese colposcopy clinics.

Aim: Self-sampling human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been introduced for cervical cancer screening worldwide. In Japan, there are two types (brush and sponge) of HPV self-sampling devices. However, the recommended type for cervical cancer screening remains unclear.

Effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in young Japanese women: a retrospective multi-municipality study.

In Japan, government support for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination began in November 2010. However, the mass media repeatedly reported on severe adverse events. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare suspended proactive recommendations for HPV vaccines in June 2013.

Long-term survival of patients with recurrent endometrial stromal sarcoma: a multicenter, observational study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical behavior and management outcome of recurrent endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS).

Methods: A retrospective review of charts of 10 patients with recurrent ESS was performed and relapse-free interval, relapse site, treatment, response to treatment, duration of follow-up and clinical outcome extracted. Survival outcome measures used were post-relapse survival which was defined as the time from first evidence of relapse to death from any cause.

Prevalence, classification, and risk factors for postoperative lower extremity lymphedema in women with gynecologic malignancies: a retrospective study.

Objective: Lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) is a major long-term complication of radical surgery. We aimed to estimate the incidence and grading of LEL in women who underwent lymphadenectomy and to evaluate risk factors associated with LEL.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 358 patients with cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer who underwent transabdominal complete systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy between 1997 and 2011.

Tumor volume successively reflects the state of disease progression in endometrial cancer.

Objective: This study aimed to clarify the clinical significance of tumor volume in endometrial cancer.

Methods: A total of 667 patients with endometrial cancer who underwent preoperative MRI and surgical treatment including lymphadenectomy were enrolled. As the surrogate marker of actual tumor volume, the volume index was defined as the product of the maximum longitudinal diameter along the uterine axis, the maximum intersecting anteroposterior diameter of the sagittal section image, and the maximum horizontal diameter of the horizontal section image from the MRI data.