Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma (PESCC): Review of the literature and case report.

Objective: Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma (PESCC) is an extremely rare type of endometrial cancer with limited research and understanding. This report presents a case of PESCC and reviews 37 cases from 1997.

Case Report: A 61-year-old menopausal woman presented with abnormal vaginal bleeding.

Regulatory roles of NAMPT and NAD metabolism in uterine leiomyoma progression: Implications for ECM accumulation, stemness, and microenvironment.

Uterine leiomyoma (UL), commonly referred to as benign tumors, is characterized by excessive cell proliferation, extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation, and the presence of stem cell-like properties. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) metabolism, regulated in part by nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), plays a crucial role in these pathological processes and has emerged as a potential therapeutic target. Additionally, redox signaling pathways are integral to the pathogenesis of UL, influencing the dynamics of NAD metabolism.

Inguinal hernia following the use of fluid anti-adhesive agents in laparoscopic surgery: a literature review and case report.

Introduction And Importance: Inguinal hernia is a rare complication in females occurring due to the use of common anti-adhesion agents, such as ADEPT. Some complications have been reported to date; however, there are no reported cases of ADEPT-induced inguinal hernia.

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for a right ovarian endometrioma, using ADEPT as an anti-adhesion agent.

Anti-NMDAR encephalitis with ovarian teratomas: Review of the literature and two case reports.

Objective: Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with ovarian teratomas. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis patients typically present with prominent psychiatric symptoms, seizures, and involuntary movements; further, they rapidly progress to unresponsiveness with central hypoventilation and dysautonomia.

Case Report: This paper presents two anti-NMDAR encephalitis cases with ovarian teratomas and reviews 13 anti-NMDAR encephalitis clinical case reports in Taiwan, of which six involved ovarian tumors, five being mature teratomas.

Intraligamental Myomectomy Strategy Using Laparoscopy.

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Objective: Intraligamental myomas (IMs) represent 6% to 10% of all uterine myomas. An IM growing from the lateral uterine wall into the broad ligament often presents as a large pelvic mass without symptoms. Removing a large IM can be difficult because of the limited operative field and poses challenges during conventional laparoscopic surgical approaches.

Regulatory T Cells Suppress Natural Killer Cell Immunity in Patients With Human Cervical Carcinoma.

Objective: To determine the functional attributes of CD4 CD25 regulatory T (Treg) cells by suppressing natural killer (NK) cell activity in human cervical cancer (CC).

Methods: Triple-color flow cytometry was used to study the phenotypic expression of CD4 CD25 Treg cells and NK cells in the peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). In vitro coculture assays were performed to illustrate the cytokine immunoregulations between Treg cells and NK cells.

The effects of narrow-band middle infrared radiation in enhancing the antitumor activity of paclitaxel.

Paclitaxel is used as an adjuvant to enhance the effectiveness of ionization radiation therapy; however, high-energy radiation often damages the healthy cells surrounding cancer cells. Low-energy, middle-infrared radiation (MIR) has been shown to prevent tissue damage, and recent studies have begun combining MIR with paclitaxel. However, the cytotoxic effects of this treatment combination remain unclear, and the mechanism underlying its effects on HeLa cells has yet to be elucidated.

Comparison of Laparoscopic Myomectomy in Large Myomas With and Without Leuprolide Acetate.

Study Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) use before laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) in large myomas.

Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).

Setting: University-affiliated hospital.

Iatrogenic parasitic myoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Objective: To investigate the possible causes of iatrogenic parasitic myoma and methods to prevent its occurrence.

Case Report: A 27-year-old nulliparous unmarried patient underwent laparoscopic myomectomy with morcellation for a submucosal myoma at the National Taiwan University Hospital (Taipei, Taiwan). Seven years later, an asymptomatic pelvic tumor was noted during a regular annual follow up.

Comparison of laparoscopic myomectomy using in situ morcellation with and without uterine artery ligation for treatment of symptomatic myomas.

Study Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic uterine artery ligation (LUAL) before in situ morcellation (ISM) compared with ISM alone.

Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).

Setting: University-affiliated hospital.

Simultaneous laparoscopic uterine artery ligation and laparoscopic myomectomy for symptomatic uterine myomas with and without in situ morcellation.

Background: To determine the optimal surgical approach for laparoscopic uterine artery ligation (LUAL) combined with myomectomy in the management of women with symptomatic uterine fibroids.

Methods: This is a prospective study. One hundred and six women with symptomatic uterine myomas underwent LUAL + laparoscopic morcellation after enucleation (enucleation group) (n = 51) or LUAL + laparoscopic in situ morcellation (ISM group) (n = 55).