• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.223-225
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• 2000

Primary lymphoma of the uterus is a rare disease, the reported characteristic MR imaging findings being homogeneous intermediate signal intensity of the indistinct mass on T1- and T2-weighted images, and the preservation of endometrial lining and uterine architecture. We report a case of primary uterine lymphoma which showed tumoral necrosis, endometrial disruption and diffuse anterior vaginal wall involvement.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.136-141
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• 2019

Pelvic actinomycosis is an uncommon infectious disease. It induces a chronic, suppurative illness characterized by an infiltrative and granulomatous response and, thus, the clinical and radiologic findings may mimic other inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. A 56-year-old female with a long-standing intrauterine device was diagnosed with pelvic actinomycosis manifesting as a large uterine mass with locally infiltrative spread into surrounding tissue that mimicked uterine malignancy. Actinomyces israelii infection was confirmed with a surgical specimen, and the patient was treated with antibiotic medication. Pelvic actinomycosis must be included in the differential diagnoses of patients with an infiltrative pelvic mass extending across tissue planes or in patients with findings of multiple microabscesses, particularly in a patient with an intrauterine device, even the lesion primarily involves the uterus.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 2021

Pyometra, a common disorder in intact bitches, can lead to canine sepsis. Identification of biomarkers for sources of infection in the uterus using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE)-mass spectrometry (MS) analysis may enable the discovery of novel diagnostic markers of sepsis. Toward this end, surgically resected uterus samples from four bitches (three pyometra and one healthy) were randomly selected for 2-DE-MS, which identified 32 differentially expressed proteins, including seven inflammatory proteins, five non-inflammatory proteins, and 20 functionally unknown proteins. Despite the limited information on canine uterus proteomics, we suggest the potential use of differentially expressed uterus proteins as candidate biomarkers to discover targets to attenuate inflammation in pyometra. Further identification of the functionally unknown proteins is warranted.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.299-305
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• 2007

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome(HWWs) is a rare variant of Mullerian ductal anomalies characterized by the presence of a hemivaginal septum, a didelphic uterus, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. It usually presents after menarche with progressive pelvic pain, and palpable mass due to hemihematocolpos. If a cystic mass is detected behind the urinary bladder in children, in association with the absence of a kidney, the diagnosis of uterus didelphys with imperforate vagina and hydrocolpos should be considered. When renal agenesis is found in asymptomatic children, the small size and the tubular shape of the uterus makes it almost impossible to evaluate uterine anomalies, so follow-up should be performed until the end of puberty. Appropriate preoperative diagnosis and treatment will prevent unnecessary procedures and offer relief of symptoms. We report one case of didelphic uterus with blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis with biopsy- proven thin glomerular basement membrane disease which is not related to the above syndrome.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.245-248
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• 2017

At the time of visiting, the cat was 6-year-old female Siamese cat. The mammary mass was solid and firm and measured $2{\times}5cm^2$ in greatest diameter. The uterus revealed thick uterine horn and cross sectioned wall. Histopathologically, the mammary mass revealed feline mammary carcinoma. In the uterus, cystic endometrial hyperplasia was observed. Feline leukemia virus positive reaction was detected by polymerase chain reaction. As far as we know, this is the first report of the simultaneous feline mammary carcinoma and uterine endometrial cystic hyperplasia with Feline leukemia virus infection in a cat.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.407-410
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• 1991

A 35-year-old housewife living in Seoul complained of a recurrent palpable abdominal mass. Excisional biopsy was done. The cystic mass showed an immature worm of Paragonimus sp. in the cyst cavity. It measured $7{\times }4{\;}mm$ and showed well-developed oral and ventral sucker, uterus, 5-branched ovary and intestine after acetocarmine staining. But the testes and vitelline duct were not developed fully and there was no egg in the uterus. The patient has eaten raw fish. The case of ectopic paragonimiasis in the abdominal subcutaneous tissue was presented.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.237-242
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• 2009

Pregnancy is a unique event in which a fetus develops in the uterus despite being genetically and immunologically different from the mother, and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To analyze the differential gene expression profiles in nonpregnant and 7 days post coitus (dpc) pregnant uterus of mice, we performed a global proteomic study by 2-D gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and MALDI-TOF-MS. The uterine proteins were separated using 2-DE, Approximately 1,000 spots were detected on staining with Coomassie brilliant blue. An image analysis using Melanie III (Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics) was performed to detect variations in protein spots between pregnant and nonpregnant uterus. Twenty-one spots were identified as differentially expressed proteins, of which 10 were up-regulated proteins such as alpha-fetoprotein, chloride intracellular channel 1, transgelin, heat-shock protein beta-1, and carbonic anhydrase II, while 11 were down-regulated proteins such as X-box binding protein, glutathione S-transferase omega 1, olfactory receptor Olfr204, and metalloproteinase-disintegrin domain containing protein TECADAM. Most of the identified proteins appeared to be related with catabolism, cell growth, metabolism, regulation, cell protection, protein repair, or protection. Our results uncovered key proteins of mouse uterus involved in pregnancy.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.219-225
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• 2007

This study was performed for the purpose of providing basic data of the pelvic disorders through survey of the frequency of management of occurrence by major risk factor. Female pelvic mass was detected using sonography, and necessary data were collected from 604 female visitors to a obstetrics and gynecology hospital located at S-si. Female pelvic mass was uterus mass, ovarian mass, cervical cyst, endometrial disease. For the analysis, such variables as age, weight and frequency of pregnancy were chosen as risk factors. Results of the analysis and conclusions are as follows ; 1) The frequency of occurrence of the female pelvic mass is highest, as 38.9% of the component ratio, in the age of 35 to 54. It maintains high level of 35.8% even in the age of 55 and above. 2) The frequency of occurrence of the female pelvic mass increases in proportion as the weight and frequency of pregnancy increase. 3) The size of the uterus tumor has no statistical relationship with the risk factors, age, weight and frequency of pregnancy.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.1073-1077
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to find out oriental medical management and treatment of uterus myoma patients by investigating and analyzing them. We analyzed the results of medical records for 132 patients who were diagnosed as uterus myoma and visited Dong-Eui University Oriental Medical Center from March 2001 to December 2004. We investigated the frequency of symptom, the company frequency of symptom, the variety of treatment method. The frequency of symptom was dysmenorrhea 79 persons 59.85%, menorrhagia 61 persons 46.21%, subjective symptom of mass 12 persons 9.09%, infertility 4 persons 3.03%, lumbago 24 persons 18.18%, dysuria 10 persons 7.58%, dyschezia 22 persons 16.67'/), and the average number was 2.33. We investigated the company frequency of symptom, silent patients were 16 persons 12.12%, 116 persons 87.88(/) had myoma symptom. The treatment method; The frequency of taking herb medicine was 115 persons 87.12% and the average period was $50.65{\pm}5757$. The frequency of taking pill medicine was 56 persons 42.42% and the average period was $54.34{\pm}74.02$. The frequency of taking acupuncture treatment was 83 persons 62.88% and auricular acupuncture treatment was 30 persons 22.73%. We could find out the possibility of oriental medical management and treatment of uterus myoma.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.422-426
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• 2012

A 3-year-old Cocker spaniel was presented for evaluation because of a mass protruding from the vulva. This mass confirmed the presence of an internal bone in clitoris on the radiography. We recommended to the owner of the surgical removal of the gonads and uterus as well as the excision of the enlarged clitoris and os clitoris. The dog had gonads in the region of where the ovaries were located and presented what appeared to be a bicornate uterus and ductus deferens. Histological analysis revealed a morphologically normal uterus and two testes with their epididymis and ductus deferens. Karyotyping revealed a normal female chromosome constitution (78, XX), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) identified the absence of Sry. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with Sry-negative XX sex reversal.