Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Oct 2005
Ovarian cyst formation in patients using tamoxifen for breast cancer.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient-related parameters that determine ovarian cyst formation in women using tamoxifen for breast cancer. ⋯ Patients still having a menstrual cycle during tamoxifen had high risk (58.33%) of developing ovarian cysts. We have described an association between pre-menopausal patients using tamoxifen with high E(2) level and ovarian cyst enlargement.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Oct 2005
Hyperfibrinogenemia is a useful predictor for lymphatic metastasis in human gastric cancer.
Although abnormal hemostasis has been described in cancer patients, the precise association between the plasma fibrinogen level and lymphatic metastasis has not been reported in a large-scale clinical study. ⋯ Our results suggest that hyperfibrinogenemia may provide favorable circumstances for cancer cells to metastasize via the lymphatic system. Preoperative plasma fibrinogen level is a useful predictor of lymphatic metastasis in intestinal-type gastric cancer.