Sasame, Jo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-4360
Shuto, Takashi
Matsunaga, Shigeo
Tomura, Nagatsuki
Ohgaki, Fukutaro
Iwamoto, Kei
Fushimi, Shuto
Aimi, Hisao
Article History
Received: 23 March 2025
Revised: 25 May 2025
Accepted: 6 July 2025
First Online: 14 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Yokohama Rosai Hospital (approval no.: 2023-37). The study was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board owing to the retrospective nature of the study. For this research, we used anonymized clinical data, and the study posed a minimal risk to participants. In accordance with Japanese ethical guidelines, an opt-out procedure was implemented to inform patients of the study and allow them to decline participation.
: The authors affirm that the human research participant provided informed consent for publication of the images in Fig. .
: The authors declare no competing interests.