18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in uterine leiomyomas in healthy women.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and features of increased FDG uptake in uterine leiomyomas in apparently healthy women. The incidence of increased FDG uptake is 0.1% in all 2193 women, 0.

Abnormal placental cord insertion may induce intrauterine growth restriction in IVF-twin pregnancies.

Background: This study determined whether twins conceived through assisted reproduction technology (ART) have an increased risk of perinatal complications compared with natural twin pregnancies and investigated potential associated major risk factors.

Methods: This retrospective study consisted of 199 twins born between 1994 and 2003. There were four groups according to conception modalities: 97 twins after spontaneous pregnancy, 24 after induced ovulation, 28 after intrauterine insemination (IUI) and 50 after IVF with embryo transfer.

A resectable case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor derived from the rectal wall after oral targeted molecular therapy with imatinib mesylate.

We performed targeted molecular therapy in a patient with a non-resectable pelvic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Imatinib mesylate was administered at 400-600 mg/day for 6 months, and the tumor became resectable. The patient was a 58-year-old female who visited a gynecologic hospital with the chief complaint of a swollen feeling in the lower abdomen.

Evaluation of 25 years of Uterine Cervical Cancer Screening at Tokai University Hospital Health Evaluation and Promotion Center.

The total number of persons who underwent uterine cervical cancer screening at the Tokai University Hospital Health Evaluation and Promotion Center during the 25-year period from January 1976 to March 2001 was 30,173 (gross number: 111,181). Since 1995, more than 6,500 females have visited the center annually, and more than 70% were 40-59 years of age. Among these females, 849 exhibited atypical changes higher than class IIIa in the cytological examination (class IIIa: 779, IIIb: 43.