Paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with completely or optimally resected carcinosarcoma of the uterus: a phase II trial by the Japanese Uterine Sarcoma Group and the Tohoku Gynecologic Cancer Unit.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with completely or optimally resected uterine carcinosarcoma.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a single-arm multicenter prospective phase II trial at 20 Japanese medical facilities. Eligible patients had histologically confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma without prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Pre-vaccination epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections in Japanese women with abnormal cytology.

Aim: To investigate the pre-vaccination epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and genotypes in women with abnormal cytology in Nagasaki, Japan.

Material And Methods: We performed Pap smear tests, biopsies and HPV genotype testing in Nagasaki Prefecture from August 2007 through November 2009.

Results: During the study period, serial samples of uterine cervical specimens were obtained from 539 subjects with abnormal cytology and/or squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) confirmed previously, or with clinically suspected invasive cervical cancer.

Epidemiology of human papillomavirus genotypes in pregnant Japanese women.

To investigate the pre-vaccination epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and genotypes in pregnant Japanese women, we performed Pap smear tests and HPV genotype testing in patients attending Nagasaki University Hospital and collaborating hospitals from August 2007 to July 2010. Serial uterine cervical specimens were obtained from 151 pregnant women. The HPV test was positive on the first visit in 54 women (35.

First case of liposarcoma arising from the fallopian tube: case report and review of the literature.

Liposarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults, and it typically occurs in either the retroperitoneum or the extremities. However, this malignant tumor is very rare in the female reproductive system. A 58-year-old woman presented with acute abdominal pain, and computed tomography (CT) scan detected multiple masses measuring 4-6 cm in size with a fatty density in her adnexal region.