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Article History

Received: 3 October 2024

Accepted: 3 December 2024

First Online: 23 December 2024

Declarations

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: Patients were enrolled and treated at Kindai University Hospital, Japan. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the 1983 Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Kindai University School of Medicine (approval number R06-058). Informed consent was obtained from all participants, including written consent for the use of their medical records, blood tests, and imaging findings for clinical research purposes. Further details of the study were explained on a website accessible to all groups and at participating hospitals, and they were given the option to refuse the use of their data.

: Not applicable.

: None.

: The authors declare no competing interests.