Publications by authors named "Michiyo Ushijima"

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) associated with ovarian endometriosis is extremely rare and has a poor prognosis due to insufficient information on the optimal postoperative treatment. Here, we describe the response of this tumor to the administration of paclitaxel-carboplatin. A 45-year-old woman diagnosed with stage IIIc primary SCC of the ovary associated with endometriosis underwent optimal surgery followed by six courses of chemotherapy at 3-week intervals with paclitaxel and carboplatin.

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A 52-year-old woman with recurrent high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma presented with left hypochondralgia. She had undergone total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for the disease over the past six months, and preferred not to receive additional treatment. The following regimen of chemotherapy was given: each course consisted of ifosfamide (1,000 mg/m²) on days 1-5, adriamycin (60 mg/m²) on day 1, and cisplatin (15 mg/m²) on days 1-5.

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