IL-18 gene promoter polymorphisms may not be associated with disease susceptibility but related to the extent of disease in UC.

Treatment with 100 mg/m2 of nedaplatin and 500 mg/m2 of cyclophosphamide is feasible for patients with gynecological malignancies. However, phase II studies are needed to clarify the efficacy of this combination chemotherapy.

HighlightsThere are little reports of postoperative intra-abdominal desmoid-type fibromatosis.This case involved a unilateral ureter after gynaecologic surgery.Diagnosing the extent of tumour invasion via preoperative imaging is difficult.It may be necessary to examine the urinary tract before the operation.

(1) On acute phase within 3-month setting, DIT; DIT-D ≥4 with DIT-I ≥2, is a reliable cut-off to screen emotional distress among gynecological cancer patients. (2) The patients' moods had improved, but not completely recovered at 6-month after the diagnosis.

A 34-year-old parous woman developed high fever and threatened preterm labor after a 1-day trip, for which she was receiving prenatal care at a hospital. Three days after onset, at 24 4/7 weeks of gestation, she was transferred to our hospital in an emergency. Soon after the woman's arrival at our hospital, the infant was spontaneously stillborn via a transvaginal delivery. Laboratory tests revealed severe maternal disseminated intravascular coagulation with renal and liver insufficiency. Histopathologic examination of the placenta revealed vast fibrin deposition and remarkable neutrophilic infiltration in the intervillous space, suggesting a rare bacterial infection caused by Arthrobacter spp. The bacteria were predominantly detected in the placenta and maternal blood serum by common bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing after polymerase chain reaction amplification. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of bacteremia with Arthrobacter spp., which may lead to maternal disseminated intravascular coagulation and intrauterine fetal death.