Granulocytic sarcoma: an unusual cause of spinal cord compression.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports concerning the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have observed varied results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPV in oral premalignant lesions (OPL) and OSCC. For accurate HPV detection in oral lesions, comparative analys...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishibashi M,Kishino M,Sato S,Morii E,Ogawa Y,Aozasa K,Kogo M,Toyosawa S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that somatic mutations in the AT-rich interactive domain 1A (SWI-like) gene (ARID1A) are the most common genetic changes in clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCC). A gene mutation of ARID1A was found in approximately half of CCC cases, and led to absence of the encoded protein and ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Itamochi H,Oumi N,Oishi T,Shoji T,Fujiwara H,Sugiyama T,Suzuki M,Kigawa J,Harada T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of direct oral anti-coagulants (DOACs) for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Japanese patients with advanced cancer is largely unknown. METHODS:This prospective single-center observational study enrolled Japanese patients with unresectable advanced cancer who started DOAC treatme...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oyakawa T,Muraoka N,Iida K,Kusuhara M,Mori K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old female was referred to our hospital for non-muscle invasive bladder tumors initially treated at another hospital. Preoperatively, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated non-muscle invasive bladder tumors and a vaginal tumor. A second transurethral resection of the bladder tumors,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaneko G,Kikuchi E,Hasegawa M,Miyajima A,Nakagawa K,Kameyama K,Oya M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of secondary ovarian tumors originating from colorectal cancer has previously been based upon history of malignancy and radiological findings of bilateral masses with a "stained glass appearance." The purpose of this study was to perform a detailed investigation of the radiological and macroscopic ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato MK,Shida D,Yoneoka Y,Yoshida H,Miyasaka N,Kanemitsu Y,Kato T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study was carried out to ascertain the extent of efficacy of nonsurgical salvage modalities, mainly chemotherapy (CT) alone or chemoradiotherapy (CTRT), for loco-regional failures in head and neck cancer (HNC). METHODS:Between 1991 and 1999, 131 patients with HNC, mostly stages III and IV...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Datta NR,Nagar YS,Singh S,Naryan L

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although subcutaneous implantable ports have been indicated as venous access for chemotherapy, these devices have not been used routinely for hematological tumors. METHODS:Between May 2006 and April 2009, 39 ports were implanted in 37 patients with hematological tumors and 16 ports were implanted in 14 pati...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ohno H,Mizumoto C,Otsuki Y,Oguma S,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testicular cancer is a rare type of cancer in males. Since the disease is seen in young men and long-term survival is ensured following a high treatment success rate, fertility in testicular cancer patients is much more important. Prior to commencement of cancer treatment, patients are given counselling with...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uçar MA,Arikan F,Coşkun HŞ,Kondak Y,Tatlı AM,Göksu SS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total gastrectomy and chemotherapy with S-1 after surgery were performed in a 50-year-old woman with gastric cancer associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). She was given a diagnosis of gastric cancer at the lesser curvature of the body of the stomach, and distal gastrectomy was performed in December...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki R,Ariizumi S,Araida T,Hayashi K,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer may experience worse disease-free and overall survival. We hypothesize that this observation is due to intrinsically aggressive disease and that obesity will be associated with higher histologic grade and Ki67. METHODS:A sequential cohort of wom...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Santa-Maria CA,Yan J,Xie XJ,Euhus DM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the relationship between biological behavior and microsatellite instability (MSI) status, with or without p53 status, in sporadic colorectal carcinoma. METHODS:MSI was analyzed with regard to biological features such as cellular proliferation and apoptotic cell death, in addition to clinicopath...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mori S,Ogata Y,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive oxygen species stimulate lymphatic metastasis by accelerating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and lymphangiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment. Hence, systemic oxidative stress level may correlate with nodal involvement in patients with a malignant tumor. METHODS:We examined 46 patients wit...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsukioka T,Nishiyama N,Iwata T,Nagano K,Tei K,Suehiro S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 37-year-old Japanese man who presented with a left lower abdominal mass that was initially interpreted clinically as an inguinal hernia. The patient reported a swelling in his left lower abdomen over the past 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left inguinal mass extending from the ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Minagawa T,Matsushita K,Shimada R,Takayama H,Hiraga R,Uehara T,Murata Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to find the prognostic factors predicting overall survival (OS) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who had docetaxel (DTX) chemotherapy, and to construct a model predicting the optimum number of cycles of DTX. METHODS:A total of 279 CRPC patients who received DTX (≥50 mg/m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsuyama H,Shimabukuro T,Hara I,Kohjimoto Y,Suzuki K,Koike H,Uemura H,Hayashi T,Ueno M,Kodaira K,Tomita Y,Sakurai T,Shimizu N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignancy with a high rate of nodal metastasis. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is used in MCC and other cancers to identify regional node micrometastases in patients with clinically negative nodes; however, whether SLN status is associated with recurrence o...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shibayama Y,Imafuku S,Takahashi A,Nakayama J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate whether the response to an androgen receptor-axis-targeted (ARAT) agent is associated with the efficacy of subsequent docetaxel in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients. METHODS:This study included 114 consecutive mCRPC patients, comprising 54 and 60 patients who pr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyake H,Matsushita Y,Tamura K,Motoyama D,Ito T,Sugiyama T,Otsuka A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoplastic cardiac tamponade (NCT) is a life-threatening complication of cancer. The interval between cancer diagnosis and NCT onset and the prognosis after pericardiocentesis may differ according to cancer type. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a retrospective study of 113 patients (54 % male) with NCT who...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takayama T,Okura Y,Okada Y,Honma K,Nashimoto A,Sato N,Yokoyama A,Minamino T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver surgery has been known to cure metastatic colorectal cancer in a small proportion of patients. However, advances in procedural technique and chemotherapy now allow more patients to have safe, potentially curative surgery. Here we review surgery for unresectable colorectal liver metastases using an expert multidi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanaka K,Ichikawa Y,Endo I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm complicating osteochondroma is extremely rare. We describe a pseudoaneurysm in the popliteal fossa of a 21-year-old man, occurring 5 years after apparently incomplete resection of an osteochondroma at that site. We found magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography to be of great diagno...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Otsuka T,Yonezawa M,Kamiyama F,Matusita Y,Matui N

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No effective follow-up strategy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has been identified to date. The aim of this study was to assess the value of a strict follow-up procedure in patients with NHL after they showed clinical remission. METHODS:One hundred and twenty-one patients with localized NHL of the head an...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamura K,Sasaki M,Kunitake N,Kimura M,Watanabe T,Sasaki T,Terashima H,Kuwabara Y,Sakai S,Masuda K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomas represent a rare and heterogeneous disease and the prognosis of patients remains poor, with a disease-free survival at 5 years of less than 10%. Only a few chemotherapeutic agents, such as doxorubicin and ifosfamide, have been identified to be active with response rates above 20%. The concept of angiostatic t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kasper B,Ho AD,Egerer G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the incidence of oropharyngeal SCC (OPSCC) is increasing in contrast to carcinoma with origin in other subsites. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now recognized as a significant risk factor of the carcinogenesis of OPSCC. The HPV-related OPSCC patients tend to be relat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okami K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, the National Cancer Center and university hospitals have initiated next-generation sequencing-based in vitro diagnostic testing for cancer patients as a method of clinical sequencing. Based on the molecular alterations detected, physicians can provide approved targeted therapy and access to investigational d...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takeuchi S,Okuda S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite major improvements in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer over the past 15 years, many controversies exist surrounding the optimal adjuvant therapies for these patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been demonstrated to reduce recurrence and improve mortality, but questions persist as to what is the optima...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gradishar WJ,O'Regan RM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-such as antibodies to programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), to its ligand PD-L1, or to cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4)-are an evolving treatment option for several types of cancer, but only a limited number of patients benefit from such therapy. Preclinical studies ha...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi H,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC) has a poor prognosis, and surgery remains the only effective treatment. However, tumor recurrence after primary hepatectomy is common. We examined the significance of repeat surgery for IHCC. METHODS:We collected data for all patients with IHCC between 1992 and 2018 (n...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tokuda K,Morine Y,Saito Y,Yamada S,Miyazaki K,Yamashita S,Okikawa S,Ikemoto T,Imura S,Shimada M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that the expression of anticancer drug-resistant factors is elevated in patients with primary refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have been treated with chemotherapy. We report here two C(H)OP refractory patients with CLL in whom salvage chemotherapy chosen by evaluating anti...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsunaga T,Kogawa K,Fujimi A,Takizawa K,Takahira N,Takemoto N,Tanaka I,Akiyama T,Sato T,Takayama T,Terui T,Sakamaki S,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this phase I/II study, we assessed the safety and initial efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for lung tumors with real-time tumor tracking using CyberKnife based on the Monte Carlo algorithm. METHODS:Study subjects had histologically confirmed primary non-small-cell lung cancer staged as T...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwata H,Ishikura S,Murai T,Iwabuchi M,Inoue M,Tatewaki K,Ohta S,Yokota N,Shibamoto Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is the most effective procedure for colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM); however, early recurrence is an important problem that affects the postoperative prognoses of patients with CRLM. We previously suggested a therapeutic algorithm for CRLM using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe A,Harimoto N,Yokobori T,Araki K,Kubo N,Igarashi T,Tsukagoshi M,Ishii N,Yamanaka T,Handa T,Oyama T,Higuchi T,Shirabe K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies have reported the incidence of KIT and PDGFRA gene mutations in cutaneous melanomas of Caucasians, only one report is available for Mongoloids, including Japanese. In Japan, melanoma is an uncommon neoplasm compared with countries with Caucasian populations. METHODS:In this study, p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Terada T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00