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Kanazawa T, Misawa K, Shinmura K, Misawa Y, Kusaka G, Maruta M, Sasaki T, Watanabe Y, Carey TE. Promoter methylation of galanin receptors as epigenetic biomarkers for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2019; 19:137-148. [PMID: 30640567 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2019.1567334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION While remarkable progress has been made in standard treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), the long-term survival remains at an unsatisfactory 40-50%. To improve the survival rate, biomarkers for optimal treatment selection and prognostic prediction, as well as novel, low-toxicity treatment strategies, are required. Galanin receptor (GALR) 1 and GALR2 are well-studied tumor suppressors in HNSCCs. Compared with other clinicopathological factors, the epigenetic variants of GALRs have been found to be the most powerful markers to predict the prognosis of HNSCC patients. Areas covered: This review outlines the functions and signaling pathways of GALRs and explains the potential of GALR promoter methylation as a biomarker for HNSCC prognosis. We also summarize recent developments in promoter methylation studies in HNSCC and indicate future directions for GALR promoter methylation studies. Expert commentary: GALR studies have highlighted two major aspects with implications in HNSCC - that G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) act as tumor suppressor genes and that GALR promoter methylation is significantly related to the carcinogenesis of HNSCC. The findings of GALR studies can be applied to studies on other GPCRs and further in-depth DNA methylation studies. Deeper insights into GPCR epigenetics are expected to markedly improve HNSCC treatment.
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- Takeharu Kanazawa
- a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , International University of Health and Welfare , Tokyo , Japan.,b Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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- c Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery , Hamamatsu University School of Medicine , Hamamatsu , Japan
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- d Department of Tumor Pathology , Hamamatsu University School of Medicine , Hamamatsu , Japan
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- c Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery , Hamamatsu University School of Medicine , Hamamatsu , Japan
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- e Department of Neurosurgery , Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center , Saitama , Saitama , Japan
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- b Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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- b Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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- a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , International University of Health and Welfare , Tokyo , Japan
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- f Laboratory of Head and Neck Center Biology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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Mizuguchi Y, Maruta M, Moriyama S, Yamashita N, Okada C, Nishimura A, Fujiwara Y, Tahakashi A. P5434Evaluation of the determinant factors on the capacity for self-care in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Sakurakai Takahashi Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Sakurakai Takahashi Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Sakurakai Takahashi Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Sakurakai Takahashi Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Kanazawa T, Misawa K, Fukushima H, Misawa Y, Sato Y, Maruta M, Imayoshi S, Kusaka G, Kawabata K, Mineta H, Carey TE, Nishino H. Epigenetic inactivation of galanin receptors in salivary duct carcinoma of the parotid gland: Potential utility as biomarkers for prognosis. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:9043-9050. [PMID: 29805635 PMCID: PMC5958682 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) constitutes one of the most aggressive cancers in the salivary gland and is associated with a poor prognosis; however, no established systemic therapy options are available. SDC exhibits biological similarity to prostate and breast cancers, therefore anti-hormone therapy and molecular target therapies are available, however with limited beneficial effects. Galanin and galanin receptors (GALRs) are well established as molecular biomarkers to predict the survival rate and risk of recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The present study investigated the clinicopathological features of patients with SDC and the methylation status of their galanin and GALR genes to demonstrate the prognostic value for this disease. The median overall survival (OS) was 37.2 months. T-stage, N-stage, disease stage, tumor size, and preoperative facial paralysis were significantly associated with OS, whereas human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression was not. GALR1 and GALR2 methylation rates in tumor tissues were significantly increased compared with normal tissues with 9.85- and 4.49-fold increase, respectively. p27kip1 and p57kip2 expression significantly inversely correlated with the methylation rate of GALR1 and GALR2. In addition, the observed GALR1 and/or GALR2 methylation rates were significantly correlated with a decrease in OS. These results suggest that GALR1 and GALR2 may serve as potential prognostic factors and therapeutic targets in SDC.
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- Takeharu Kanazawa
- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.,Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 330-8503, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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- Division of Head and Neck, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 330-8503, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Head and Neck, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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- Laboratory of Head and Neck Cancer Biology, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Kanazawa T, Misawa K, Misawa Y, Uehara T, Fukushima H, Kusaka G, Maruta M, Carey TE. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: Next Generation Therapeutic Targets in Head and Neck Cancer? Toxins (Basel) 2015; 7:2959-84. [PMID: 26251921 PMCID: PMC4549734 DOI: 10.3390/toxins7082959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Therapeutic outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is poor in most advanced cases. To improve therapeutic efficiency, novel therapeutic targets and prognostic factors must be discovered. Our studies have identified several G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as promising candidates. Significant epigenetic silencing of GPCR expression occurs in HNSCC compared with normal tissue, and is significantly correlated with clinical behavior. Together with the finding that GPCR activity can suppress tumor cell growth, this indicates that GPCR expression has potential utility as a prognostic factor. In this review, we discuss the roles that galanin receptor type 1 (GALR1) and type 2 (GALR2), tachykinin receptor type 1 (TACR1), and somatostatin receptor type 1 (SST1) play in HNSCC. GALR1 inhibits proliferation of HNSCC cells though ERK1/2-mediated effects on cell cycle control proteins such as p27, p57, and cyclin D1, whereas GALR2 inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in HNSCC cells. Hypermethylation of GALR1, GALR2, TACR1, and SST1 is associated with significantly reduced disease-free survival and a higher recurrence rate. Although their overall activities varies, each of these GPCRs has value as both a prognostic factor and a therapeutic target. These data indicate that further study of GPCRs is a promising strategy that will enrich pharmacogenomics and prognostic research in HNSCC.
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- Takeharu Kanazawa
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke 329-0498, Japan.
- Laboratory of Head and Neck Center Biology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Laboratory of Head and Neck Center Biology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-319, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Head and Neck Center Biology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-319, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0215, Japan.
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- Department of Head and Neck, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 330-8503, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke 329-0498, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Head and Neck Center Biology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Hanai T, Sato H, Masumori K, Koide Y, Matsumoto M, Ishihara O. Transvaginal anterior levatorplasty with posterior colporrhaphy for symptomatic rectocele. Tech Coloproctol 2014; 7:181-5. [PMID: 14628163 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-003-0032-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2003] [Accepted: 07/28/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND We evaluated functional and morphological outcomes of transvaginal anterior levatorplasty with posterior colporrhaphy for symptomatic rectocele. METHODS Ten women (median 68 years) underwent transvaginal anterior levatorplasty with posterior colporrhaphy for symptomatic rectocele. Symptoms and continence were monitored before and after surgery. Manovolumetric study and defecography were performed in 9 of 10 patients before and 3-6 months after surgery. Twenty-one females without anorectal diseases were used as controls in manovolumetric study. The patients were followed up after a median of 89 months (range, 3-103). RESULTS Main symptoms (defecatory disorders in 9 patients, vaginal mass in 6, perineal discomfort in 2) disappeared after surgery. Six patients performed digitation preoperatively and gave up digitation on defecation after surgery. Stool incontinence disappeared in 4 of 5 preoperatively incontinent patients (Cleveland clinic score, 5-12) and continence score improved from 5 to 2 in the remaining patient. Three patients with urinary cough incontinence preoperatively did not experience incontinence after surgery but cough incontinence occurred occasionally in an 81-year-old patient postoperatively. Rectocele demonstrated on defecography disappeared postoperatively in all 9 patients who underwent defecography. High threshold volume and maximum tolerable volume, which were observed preoperatively, decreased to control levels after surgery. CONCLUSION Transvaginal anterior levatorplasty with posterior colporrhaphy might be an option for symptomatic rectocele to improve anorectal and urinary dysfunctions with morphological disorders.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Maruta M, Maeda K. Trends in the treatment for liver metastasis of colorectal cancer in Japan. Rozhl Chir 2011; 90:669-673. [PMID: 22509653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The rate of liver metastasis before surgery of colorectal cancer is 11% in Japan. The survival rate of radical surgery with D-3 lymph node adenectomy is 83.7% in colon cancer and 77.1% in rectal cancer. The percentage of recurrent liver metastasis after curative surgery with D-3 lymph node extent resection is 7.1% within 5 years. Hepatectomy has the best survival rate: 52.8% after 3 years, 39.2% after 5 years. There is no difference in patients' survival rate between systemic anatomical hepatectomy and non-anatomical limited resection. For recurrent hepatic metastasis after curative surgery, hepatectomy should be done if no other metastasis is found in any other organ and the patient is suitable for surgery. Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAI) for metastasis of the liver is no longer used today. Radiofrequency ablation or microwave coagulation therapy may prolong the survival time but is not a curative procedure.
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- M Maruta
- Sankeikai Hattori Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Sato H, Usuda N, Kuroda M, Hashimoto S, Maruta M, Maeda K. Significance of Serum Concentrations of E-selectin and CA19-9 in the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010; 40:1073-80. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T. Minimally invasive transanal surgery (MITAS) using an invagination technique for tumour in the sigmoid colon. MINIM INVASIV THER 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/13645709709153086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Okumura Y. Vertical division of the rectum by endostapler in very low colorectal anastomosis with a double-stapling technique. MINIM INVASIV THER 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/13645709909153124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maruta M, Kotake K, Maeda K. Colorectal cancer in Japan. Rozhl Chir 2007; 86:618-621. [PMID: 18214150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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There is the increase in colorectal cancer incidence in Japan. The increase in the rate of colon cancer compared with rectal cancer was noticed. The proximal migration of the tumor site from the left colon to right colon is shown in the study. The evident shift toward earlier stage was clearly revealed. According to the extended lymph node resection, the improvement of overall 5-year survival rate from 55% to 69% is important trend.
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- M Maruta
- Sankeikai Hattori Hospital, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Sato H, Maeda K, Maruta M, Masumori K, Koide Y. Who can get the beneficial effect from lateral lymph node dissection for Dukes C rectal carcinoma below the peritoneal reflection? Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49:S3-12. [PMID: 17106812 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0699-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was designed to identify those patients with Dukes C rectal carcinoma below the peritoneal reflection who might benefit from lateral lymph node dissection. METHODS The study involved 104 consecutive Dukes C patients who received total mesorectal excision with lateral lymph node dissection for rectal carcinoma below the peritoneal reflection between 1990 and 2002. The patients were retrospectively divided into three groups: patients without lateral spread (Group I: n = 52), patients with nodal involvement between the inferior hypogastric nerve and the internal iliac artery (Group II: n = 16), and patients with nodal involvement in the obturator space (Group III: n = 36). The patients also were divided into two groups according to the number of lateral nodes involved: less than four (n = 42) and at least four (lateral nodes involved: n = 10). Nodal involvement was determined histologically. RESULTS The local recurrence and overall five-year survival rates were 5.8 and 66.9 percent in Group I, 18.8 and 59.8 percent in Group II, and 33.3 and 23.6 percent in Group III, respectively. These outcomes did not differ significantly between Groups I and II, but they were significantly worse in Group III than in Groups I and II, with the survival being significantly better in the patients with less than four histologically positive lateral nodes involved (43.2 percent) than in those with at least four positive lateral nodes involved (0 percent). CONCLUSIONS Lateral lymph node dissection was effective for Dukes C rectal carcinoma below the peritoneal reflection with positive lateral nodes involved in the space between the autonomic nerve and the internal iliac artery and in patients with less than four positive lateral nodes.
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- H Sato
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kustukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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Sato H, Maeda K, Maruta M, Kuroda M, Nogaki M, Nogaki M. Mucinous adenocarcinoma associated with chronic anal fistula reconstructed by gracilis myocutaneous flaps. Tech Coloproctol 2006; 10:249-52. [PMID: 16969607 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-006-0289-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2004] [Accepted: 11/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma associated with chronic anal fistula is extremely rare, and such tumors have often reached an advanced stage at the time of presentation. Here we report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma associated with chronic anal fistula that involved repair with gracilis myocutaneous flaps and review other reported cases. A 67-year-old man with an approximate 30-year history of an anal fistula was referred to our hospital due to enlargement of the perianal induration accompanied by mucinous secretion and pain. Physical examination of the perianal region revealed an ulcerated and discharging lesion on the buttocks. Histologic examination of a biopsy specimen of the ulcerated lesion revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma. An abdominoperineal resection was performed with resection of the ischiorectal fossa, coccyx, part of the gluteus maximus, and the obturator internus. The extensive defect was repaired with bilateral gracilis myocutaneous flaps. The patient did not experience a decrease in the strength of hip adduction and survived for 58 months without recurrence until he died of pneumonia. The repair using myocutaneous flaps was considered to contribute to a physically active life without recurrence.
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- H Sato
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Japan.
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Okamoto N, Maeda K, Kato R, Aoyama H, Hanai T, Sato H, Masumori K, Maruta M. Enterocele associated with rectocele revealed by dynamic pelvic CT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 30:679-81. [PMID: 15803223 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-005-0312-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 12/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Enterocele is often associated with other pelvic floor disorders but it is not always possible to detect by clinical examination. Defecography with peritoneography and/or barium meal intake has recently been developed as a new method to identify enterocele, but this method is an invasive procedure. Multislice computed tomography was performed at rest and during simulated defecation to evaluate an 80-year-old female patient who had a defecation disorder and was diagnosed as having rectocele based on results from defecography and clinical findings. Multiplanar reconstruction images were generated for image evaluation. Using this novel method of dynamic pelvic computed tomography, a third-degree enterocele was clearly demonstrated in this case.
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- N Okamoto
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Sato H, Aoyama H, Katsuno H, Hultén L. Local correction of a transverse loop colostomy prolapse by means of a stapler device. Tech Coloproctol 2004; 8:45-6. [PMID: 15057590 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0051-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2002] [Accepted: 09/15/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Prolapse is a common complication in patients with a transverse loop colostomy. In most cases, the prolapse can be managed conservatively awaiting time for closure eventually. However, loop stoma may also be intentionally permanent or the patient may be too fragile to have the colostomy closed and in these cases a laparotomy is required for correction of the prolapse. A simple method allowing local correction of the prolapsed loop stoma is described.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, 1-98 Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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Hanai T, Uyama I, Maruta M, Maeda K, Ito M, Satoh T, Horiguchi A, Miyakawa S. A new technique of laparoscopic surgery for rectal disease. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 2004; 24:29-33. [PMID: 15098039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Laparoscopic rectal surgery is a technique that has to be done in a narrow space: the pelvis. If an immoderate operation is performed with a difficult view, for example in female where the field is disturbed by uterus, it is possible to produce organ trauma or an unexpected bleeding. Taking these problems in mind, we performed laparoscopic surgery in 44 cases of rectal disease with several techniques which we have invented. In these cases either the uterus or the rectum was retracted in the narrow space, and if an anterior resection was to be done, the tape was tied tightly around the rectum below the tumor to avoid touching the tumor and leaving adequate vascular irrigation to the remnant rectum. With the use of our techniques, we did not have female intestinal injury or unexpected bleeding. In addition laparoscopic anterior resection of rectum did not cause any intestinal injury, or unexpected bleeding or anastomotic leakage; also we did not have any local tumor recurrence. It is our belief that these techniques can decrease complications that traumatize the grasping intestine with intestinal forceps and prevent implantation in the anastomosis. This technical report validate that our technique modifications for rectal laparoscopic surgery are useful when a surgeon has to work in a narrow space.
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- T Hanai
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Sato H, Masumori K, Aoyama H. Pathophysiology and prevention of loop stomal prolapse in the transverse colon. Tech Coloproctol 2003; 7:108-11. [PMID: 14605931 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-003-0020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2002] [Accepted: 01/02/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We investigated both pathogenesis and prevention of loop transverse stomal prolapse. Seven patients with reducible prolapsed stoma were studied under fluoroscopy after staining the prolapsed stoma and the colon by barium medium while prolapsing or reducing the stoma with or without the stomal wall pressed on to the abdominal wall of fascial plane. All prolapses occurred in the distal limbs of the loop stoma with the distal transverse colons redundant. The prolapse started around the mucocutaneous suture with the stoma inflated and the colon in it depressed and proceeded in accordance with an addition of abdominal pressure, but did not occur by pressing of the stomal wall. Prolapse of transverse loop stoma occurs when redundant colon invades the stoma with an abdominal pressure. Stomal prolapse might be prevented by fixation of the colon to the fascia.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Kutsukake, Toyoake, 470-1192 Aichi, Japan.
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Most carcinoid tumors of the rectum are confined to the submucosa with a size less than 1-2 cm and are usually suitable for local excision, as metastasis to the regional nodes is limited. Endoscopic excision of carcinoid tumors has been performed for this entity as a least invasive method but incomplete resection and/or unclear surgical margin and curability have been reported to occur in 24-42% of cases because of a limited resection up to the submucosal layer and burn effect. Transanal local excision has often been applied for rectal carcinoid tumor as a least invasive method among local excision procedures to accomplish full thickness excision for determining the curability. However, it is often difficult to obtain free access with a sufficient surgical field by the conventional method. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has appeared as a useful option to access a high tumor with fine visibility but special caution has to be taken for tumors sited above the peritoneal reflection. To facilitate full thickness excision even for high tumors, novel local excisional technique called minimally invasive transanal surgery (MITAS) has been developed and used for local removal of carcinoid tumors in the rectum. A specially designed anal retractor connected to the Octopus retractor holder with several novel techniques facilitated excisional procedures around the anus with a sufficient fixed surgical field and an ENDO-stapler allowed the simultaneous excision and anastomosis to be performed. The technique facilitated total excisional biopsy with less operative time and blood loss, and no mobility or mortality in 12 patients with rectal carcinoid tumors.
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- Koutarou Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Deangakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Sato H, Toyama K, Matsuoka H. Bladder and male sexual functions after autonomic nerve-sparing TME with or without lateral node dissection for rectal cancer. Tech Coloproctol 2003; 7:29-33. [PMID: 12750952 DOI: 10.1007/s101510300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND We evaluated to what extent lateral lymph node dissection (LND) interferes with bladder and male sexual functions after radical rectal excision with adoption of careful total autonomic nerve preservation. METHODS The study comprised 77 patients resected for mid-rectal or lower rectal cancer. Bladder and male sexual functions were studied by means of a questionnaire more than one year after surgery. Outcomes were compared between patients who received lateral LND (group 1, 65 patients) and those who did not (group 2, 12 patients). RESULTS Only minor disturbances of bladder function were reported in 10 patients (15%) of group 1, and in 3 patients (25%) of group 2. Ten out of 37 preoperatively sexually active patients (27%) in group 1 males and one of 5 patients (20%) in group 2 males had partial or total impotency after surgery and retrograde ejaculation occurred in 3 of 27 patients (11%) and one of 4 patients (25%), respectively. Erectile impotency occurred less frequently when patients were operated during the period 1993-1996 than during 1988-1992 (11% vs. 42%, p<0.05). The age was significantly greater among patients who had loss of ejaculation. CONCLUSIONS If lateral lymph node dissection should be used with the aim of improving radicality in rectal excision for cancer, it should be combined with careful nerve-preserving technique--which may reduce the risk of bladder and male sexual dysfunctions.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192 Japan.
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Okamoto N, Maruta M, Maeda K, Sato H, Masumori K, Aoyama H, Hatsuoka H, Kato R. A Case of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS) Near the Anus: Usefulness of Multi-slice CT (MSCT) of Three Dimension Angiography (3D-angio) Examination for Deciding on an Approach. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.56.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Hosoda Y, Horibe Y. Does perifascial rectal excision (i.e. TME) when combined with the autonomic nerve-sparing technique interfere with operative radicality? Colorectal Dis 2002; 4:233-239. [PMID: 12780592 DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE: The lymphatic drainage from the rectum was studied to evaluate if the autonomic nerve sparing dissection may interfere with the operative radicality and might result in metastatic lymph nodes being overlooked and left in situ. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 50 consecutive patients had an extended extrafascial rectal excision resection for cancer. In 19 of the 50 patients activated carbon particles (CH40) were injected preoperatively into the rectum. The autonomic nerves with surrounding connective tissue were serially dissected from the resected specimen, carefully sliced at 5-mm intervals and collected for histological study. Lymph nodes along the axial and lateral drainage routes were examined, and the inclusion of CH40 in the nodes was microscopically studied according to the site of CH40 injection. RESULTS: Lymph nodes within the connective tissue along the dissected autonomic nerves were demonstrated in 47 of the 50 cases. Two of 50 cases had positive nodes along preaortic plexus or pelvic plexus, and a case with nodal involvement along the pelvic plexus had poor prognosis in spite of nerve excision. CH40 when injected into the rectum above the peritoneal reflection was demonstrated in the vast majority of the axial nodes, while in only one lymph node along the preaortic plexus when injected in the rectum above the peritoneal reflection. On the other hand when injected in the rectum below the peritoneal reflection, CH40 was demonstrated both in axial and lateral nodes as well as in lymph nodes along bilateral pelvic plexuses, right hypogastric nerve, superior hypogastric plexus, preaortic plexus and mesenteric plexus as well. CONCLUSIONS: When located above the peritoneal reflection a rectal carcinoma will spread preferentially along the upper axial route, while a carcinoma located below the peritoneal reflection will also spread laterally and along the autonomic nerves. It was inferred that lymphatic flow along the autonomic nerves came up from the rectum below the peritoneal reflection mainly through a so-called lateral ligament but its clinical significance was negligible. Therefore doing TME with autonomic nerve preservation does not imply a less radical surgery from the point of lymphatic spread.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake and Department of Pathology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake and Department of Surgery, Saitama Social Insurance Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of oral diazepam on anal incontinence after low anterior resection for rectal cancer. Five patients with persistent incontinence after low anterior resection for rectal cancer (median level of anastomosis was 4.0 cm from the anal verge) were treated with oral diazepam (2 mg/day) 9-90 months after surgery. Grade and frequency of anal incontinence, the need for a protective pad and changes of lifestyle were recorded to the Cleveland Clinic's continence grading scale; anorectal manometry was performed before and after 3 months of treatment. All patients improved on treatment although occasional minor soiling persisted in two patients. Continence score improved from 14 (median, range 9-16) to 0 (range 0-12) after taking diazepam. Improvement occurred within a week after administration of diazepam. Although the patients improved symptomatically, anorectal manometry failed to demonstrate any significant changes. In conclusion, oral administration of diazepam may be worthwhile in the attempt to improve anal continence after low anterior resection.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, 1-98, Deangakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Local excision is often fully justified for rectal carcinoid tumors. However insufficient surgical field and difficult access to proximal tumors have been drawbacks in performing pre-existing local excision procedures. A novel local excisional technique called minimally invasive transanal surgery (MITAS) has been experimented for local removal of carcinoid tumors in the rectum. A specially designed anal retractor connected to the Octopus retractor holder was used and an ENDO-stapler allowed the simultaneous excision and anastomosis to be performed. Eight patients with carcinoid tumors in the rectum (4 tumors in the upper rectum) underwent MITAS. Median distance from anal verge to proximal tumor was 6.5 cm (range, 5-12 cm). The median diameter of the tumor was 9 mm. Median operative time was 18.5 minutes and blood loss was minimal. No analgesics were needed postoperatively, and there was no morbidity or mortality. Full-thickness excision of the rectum was accomplished and the tumors confined in the submucosa were demonstrated histologically to be with free surgical margins. No recurrences have been observed with a median follow-up period of 39 months. The technique facilitates total excisional biopsy for rectal carcinoid tumors and reduces operative time, blood loss and complications.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, 1-98, Deangakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Sato H, Fujisaki M, Takahashi T, Maruta M, Maeda K, Kuroda M. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the appendix in a patient with nonrotation: report of a case. Surg Today 2002; 31:1012-5. [PMID: 11766072 DOI: 10.1007/s005950170014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the appendix is uncommon. An anomaly in the rotation of the intestine is also uncommon in adults. We herein report a case of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the appendix in a patient with nonrotation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of appendiceal carcinoma in a patient with an anomaly of intestinal rotation. A 76-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with left low abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed tenderness with muscle rigidity in the left lower quadrant. The patient was diagnosed to have intussusception by computed tomography and ultrasonography. An emergency operation showed nonrotation and the top of the appendix situated in the left iliac fossa. An appendectomy was performed because of gangrenous acute appendicitis. However, the cut surface of the appendix showed a mucocele measuring 4 x 4 cm in size. It was diagnosed to be mucinous cystadenocarcinoma histopathologically. A right hemicolectomy with lymph node dissection was performed, and no remaining cancer cells or lymph node metastases were found in the resected specimen pathologically. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. No signs of recurrence have been observed for 23 months since her last operation.
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- H Sato
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, Tovoake, Japan
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Kato T, Ohashi Y, Nakazato H, Koike A, Saji S, Suzuki H, Takagi H, Nimura Y, Hasumi A, Baba S, Manabe T, Maruta M, Miura K, Yamaguchi A. Efficacy of oral UFT as adjuvant chemotherapy to curative resection of colorectal cancer: multicenter prospective randomized trial. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2002; 386:575-81. [PMID: 11914933 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-002-0278-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2001] [Accepted: 12/17/2001] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy using uracil and tegafur (UFT) for colorectal cancer. METHODS In a multicenter trial among 43 institutions for patients who underwent curative resection of Dukes' B or C colorectal cancer, a surgery alone group (control group) and a treatment group (UFT group) to which UFT was administered at 400 mg/day for 2 years following surgery were compared. A total of 320 patients were registered between March 1991 and April 1994, and 289 of these patients were analyzed as a full-analysis set. RESULTS The 5-year disease-free survival rate was 75.7% in the UFT group and 60.1% in the control group, respectively, and the stratified log-rank test showed the statistical significance ( P=0.0081). This difference was marked in rectal cancer ( P=0.0016) and, in particular, the local recurrence was reduced. No significant difference was observed in the 5-year survival rate. The incidence of adverse reactions on administration of UFT was low, and there was no serious adverse reaction. CONCLUSION It is suggested that the consecutive administration of UFT at 400 mg/day was an effective and highly safe therapeutic method as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer.
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- T Kato
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan
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In situ estrogen synthesis makes an important contribution to the high estrogen concentration found in breast cancer tissues. Steroid sulfatase which hydrolyzes several sulfated steroids such as estrone sulfate, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and cholesterol sulfate may be involved. In the present study, we therefore, assessed steroid sulfatase mRNA levels in breast malignancies and background tissues from 38 patients by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. The levels in breast cancer tissues were significantly increased at 1458.4+/-2119.7 attomoles/mg RNA (mean +/- SD) as compared with 535.6+/-663.4 attomoles/mg RNA for non-malignant tissues (P<0.001). Thus, increased steroid sulfatase expression may be partly responsible for local overproduction of estrogen and provide a growth advantage for tumor cells.
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- T Utsumi
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Sato H, Matsumoto M. [Indications for and limitations of low anterior resection]. Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 2000; 101:449-53. [PMID: 10919153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The indications for low anterior resection are based mainly on tumor location, penetration depth, histology, macroscopic appearance, etc. Patients with tumors located 2 cm above the puborectal muscle by digital examination can undergo low anterior resection. Distal surgical margins should be at least 1 cm from the tumor in cases of differentiated cancer and localized tumors of stage T2 or less and more than 2 cm in poorly differentiated cancer and tumors of stage T3 or greater with total mesorectal excision (TME). Longer distal surgical margins should be provided in patients with unlocalized tumors and extensive node metastasis. The final decision on whether low anterior resection is appropriate should be made after mesorectal preparation down to the levator muscles with adequate surgical margins. Low anterior resection is contraindicated in patients with poor anorectal function and high age. A rectal stump 1 to 2 cm from the dentate line should be maintained for better postoperative anorectal function if radical excision can still be performed.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Utsumi T, Yoshimura N, Maruta M, Takeuchi S, Ando J, Mizoguchi Y, Harada N. Correlation of cyclin D1 MRNA levels with clinico-pathological parameters and clinical outcome in human breast carcinomas. Int J Cancer 2000; 89:39-43. [PMID: 10719729 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(20000120)89:1<39::aid-ijc7>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In order to evaluate the prognostic significance of cyclin D1 mRNA expression in mammary neoplasia, its levels were measured in 97 breast cancers by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using fluorescent primer and standard RNA along with estrogen receptor (ER). The median value of cyclin D1 mRNA was 1.60 amol/microg RNA (range, 0.01 to 5.63 amol/microg RNA). ER mRNA was detectable in 70 breast cancer samples (72.2%) and cyclin D1 mRNA levels were significantly higher in ER mRNA-positive than in ER mRNA-negative tumors (p = 0.009). Furthermore, cyclin D1 mRNA levels were significantly (p = 0.001) lower in patients who experienced a recurrence during the follow-up period (mean of 40.8 months, median of 39 months) compared with those with no evidence of recurrent disease (mean of 49.2 months, median of 48 months), and in those who died from disease (mean follow-up period of 30.5 months, median of 26 months) than in the survivors (mean of 50.5 months and median of 48 months) (p = 0.005). Setting the median value (= 1.60 amol/microg RNA) as the cutoff point, expression was significantly associated with relapse-free survival (p = 0.002). Similarly, a significant correlation was observed between the cyclin D1 mRNA level and overall survival (p = 0.015). The expression was found to be an independent factor for predicting relapse-free survival using multivariate analysis.
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- T Utsumi
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Sato H. Minimally-invasive transanal surgery (MITAS) using the F-type anal canal retractor for tumours in the lower rectum. MINIM INVASIV THER 2000. [DOI: 10.3109/13645700009063047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Koide Y, Matsumoto M. [Minimally invasive transanal surgery]. Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 1999; 100:791-5. [PMID: 10666725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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A new anal retractor connected to an Octopus retractor holder and automatic suture clamp were used for local excision of rectal tumors to obtain easy access to proximal tumors with an adequate surgical field and to avoid complications. Shortening techniques and invagination techniques were adopted to pull down proximal tumors. This surgical procedure resulted in shorter operating time, less bleeding, earlier oral intake, shorter hospital stay, and fewer complications.
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- K Maeda
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Utsumi T, Yoshimura N, Maruta M, Takeuchi S, Ando J, Maeda K, Harada N. Significance of Steroid Sulfatase Expression in Human Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer 1999; 6:298-300. [PMID: 11091733 DOI: 10.1007/bf02966443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The sulfatase pathway has been thought to be a primary means of local production of estrone in human breast cancer tissue. We measured steroid sulfatase (STS) mRNA levels in 97 breast cancers and evaluated its association with disease-free survival. High levels of STS mRNA proved to be a significant predictor of reduced relapse-free survival, both as a continuous variable (log STS mRNA; P = 0.028) and as a dichotomous variable with an optimized cutoff point (P=0.002). In multivariate analysis a high level of STS mRNA was an independent factor for predicting relapse-free survival. These results suggest a putative role of STS in breast cancer growth and metastasis, and administration of sulfatase inhibitors to breast cancer patients with high levels of STS mRNA might be an additional treatment option.
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- T Utsumi
- Departments of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsugake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan
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Takizawa K, Maruta M, Maeda K, Utsumi T, Masumori K, Matsumoto M, Koide Y, Aoyama H, Senda K, Ishihara O, Matsuoka H. [Weekly hepatic arterial infusion of high dose 5-fluorouracil for liver metastasis from colorectal cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1718-20. [PMID: 10560379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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A weekly infusion of high dose 5-fluorouracil by way of the hepatic artery has been performed in 23 cases with synchronous metastasis from colorectal cancer since 1993. The prognosis in these cases was compared with 94 cases treated without infusion chemotherapy in 94 cases before 1992. The overall one-year and three-year survival rate was 64.8% and 30.2%, respectively, in cases with infusion chemotherapy. The one-year and three-year survival rate was 42.8% and 18.6%, respectively, in cases without infusion chemotherapy. Overall survival rate was significantly different between cases with and without infusion chemotherapy (p < 0.05). In conclusion, weekly infusion chemotherapy resulted in a better survival rate than without infusion chemotherapy.
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- K Takizawa
- Dept. of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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Utsumi T, Yoshimura N, Takeuchi S, Ando J, Maruta M, Maeda K, Harada N. Steroid sulfatase expression is an independent predictor of recurrence in human breast cancer. Cancer Res 1999; 59:377-81. [PMID: 9927050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Steroid sulfatase (STS) hydrolyzes several sulfated steroids such as estrone sulfate, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and cholesterol sulfate. In the present study, we have measured STS mRNA levels in 97 breast cancers by reverse transcription-PCR using a fluorescent primer in the presence of an internal standard RNA and evaluated its association with disease-free and overall survival. The median value was 728.0 amol/ng RNA (range, 0-11,778 amol/ng RNA). Levels were significantly higher in tumors demonstrating lymph node metastasis than in those without nodal involvement (P = 0.033) and in patients who experienced a recurrence during the follow-up period (mean, 40.8 months; median, 39 months) compared with those with no evidence of further disease (mean, 49.2 months; median, 48 months; P = 0.029). No significant associations were found between STS mRNA expression and age, menopausal status, tumor size, histological grade, estrogen receptor status, or postoperative adjuvant therapy. High levels of STS mRNA proved to be a significant predictor of reduced relapse-free survival as a continuous variable (log STS mRNA; P = 0.028). As a dichotomous variable with an optimized cutoff point of 1,240 amol/ng RNA, expression was also associated with a significantly shorter relapse-free survival rate (P = 0.002), but no significant correlation was found between the STS mRNA level and overall survival. Expression was found to be an independent factor for predicting relapse-free survival on multivariate analysis. The results thus support a putative role of STS in breast cancer growth and metastasis.
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- T Utsumi
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Sato H, Maruta M, Maeda K, Utsumi T, Tohyama K, Okumura Y, Masumori K, Koide Y, Matsumoto M, Kuroda M. A Case of Multiple Carcinoid Tumors of the Rectum Maximally 9mm in Diameter with Lymph Node Metastasis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.51.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Okumura Y, Maruta M, Maeda K, Utsumi T, Tohyama K, Sato H, Masumori K, Matsumoto M, Koide Y, Ishihara O, Matsuoka H, Nogaki M. [Minute carcinoid tumor in the rectum with liver metastasis]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1997; 24 Suppl 2:307-12. [PMID: 9263521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of multiple liver tumors following endoscopic polypectomy for rectal polyp a year earlier. The polypectomy specimen was reexamined and showed inclusion of a carcinoid tumor 3 mm in diameter. The perirectal lymph node was palpated by digital examination on readmission. The patient died one mouth after readmission due to liver failure. Autopsy revealed metastatic carcinoid tumor in the liver and perirectal nodes.
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- Y Okumura
- Dept. of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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Maeda K, Maruta M, Utsumi T, Toyama K, Sato H, Okumura Y, Hashimoto M, Hosoda Y, Horibe Y, Kuroda M. Is Intraoperative Preparation Like Rectal Washout Needed on Local Excition for Early Rectal Cancer? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.50.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The expression of aromatase (estrogen synthetase) is tissue specifically regulated through the alternative use of multiple exons 1 and promotors. We have determined the amounts of aromatase messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and which type of multiple exons 1 of the human aromatase gene is used in breast tissues of 49 patients with breast cancer by reverse transcription-PCR analysis. The aromatase mRNA levels in these breast cancer tissues (4.53 +/- 0.66 x 10(-3) attomoles/micrograms RNA) were significantly (P < 0.01) higher than those in 16 nonmalignant breast tissues (1.73 +/- 0.40 x 10(-3) amol/micrograms RNA). Aromatase mRNA in all nonmalignant breast tissue were transcribed from skin fibroblast/fetal liver-specific exon 1 (exon 1b) of the gene. In 23 breast cancer tissues, the utilization of multiple exons 1 in the aromatase mRNA was the same as that in nonmalignant breast tissues, whereas in the other 26 cases, it changed from exon 1b to ovary-specific exon 1 (exon 1c). Such switching of tissue-specific exons 1 may affect strict regulation of the tissue-specific expression of aromatase, leading to abnormal expression of the aromatase. The consequent overproduction of local estrogen might promote carcinogenesis or the proliferation of breast cancers.
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- T Utsumi
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan
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Kakizoe S, Kakizoe H, Kakizoe K, Kakizoe Y, Maruta M, Kakizoe T, Kakizoe S. Endoscopic findings and clinical manifestation of gastric anisakiasis. Am J Gastroenterol 1995; 90:761-3. [PMID: 7733084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify the endoscopic findings and clinical manifestations of anisakiasis, we studied 87 cases of gastric anisakiasis. METHODS Patient information was analyzed by means of patient records. The interval between the day of intake of Anisakis and endoscopic examination was determined in 86 cases. Then the endoscopic findings of each interval were elucidated. RESULTS Moderate to severe gastric mucosal edema tends to occur within 1 or 2 days after Anisakis infection, accompanied by leukocytosis. As to the sites of penetration of Anisakis, 55% of cases were found in the greater curvature with severe mucosal edema. Among 87 cases, four patients experienced anisakiasis twice during the interval examined, and six patients had past histories of anisakiasis before the investigated interval. CONCLUSIONS Gastric anisakiasis may be caused by an allergic reaction to the Anisakis antigen. There is a classic relationship between clinical and endoscopic findings and the interval after Anisakis administration. Anisakis usually is found in the greater curvature.
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- S Kakizoe
- Department of Surgery, Kakizoe Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Sato H, Maruta M, Kuromizu J, Utumi T, Touyama K, Takizawa K. [AFP-producing intestinal cancer]. Nihon Rinsho 1994; Suppl 6:7-10. [PMID: 7530785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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- H Sato
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine
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Sato H, Maruta M, Kuromizu J, Miyajima Y, Utsumi T, Tohyama K, Takizawa K, Okumura Y, Masumori K, Yasuda S. [A case of alpha-fetoprotein producing sigmoid colon cancer--a summary of 21 cases in Japan]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1993; 90:3046-51. [PMID: 7506804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- H Sato
- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine
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Maruta M, Takenaka K, Takabe H, Akiyama T, Obana Y, Furuta I, Ohba Y. [Humoral immunity and lymphocyte subsets in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy]. Rinsho Byori 1991; 39:824-8. [PMID: 1920877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
We examined immunological abnormalities in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and reviewed their medical histories, NYHA classifications, electrocardiogram findings and chest X-Ray findings with regard to severity of DCM. Elevated CD4/CD8 ratio as well as decreased number of CD8 cells in lymphocyte subsets was recognized. These abnormalities were particularly noted in patients with past history of myocarditis. NYHA IV class increases in CTR and left ventricular dimension, and a reduced ejection fraction. These findings suggest that lasting of myocardial damage causes immunological abnormalities and the examination of DCM patients' immunological status is useful in anticipating disease process and determining medical treatment.
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- M Maruta
- Department of Central Clinical Laboratory, Kinki University Hospital, Osaka-sayama
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Sasaki F, Koga S, Takeuchi A, Horiguchi Y, Nakano H, Kondoh S, Miura K, Kawase K, Maruta M, Hirai K. [11 cases of gastrointestinal leiomyosarcoma--roentgenologic appearances]. Rinsho Hoshasen 1984; 29:969-73. [PMID: 6513086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Sasaki F, Koga S, Takeuchi A, Maruta M, Aoki H, Sugenoya H, Ishida T, Nakanishi H, Hatagawa Y, Kimura K. [A case of rectal leiomyosarcoma]. Rinsho Hoshasen 1984; 29:825-7. [PMID: 6492434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The increasing ratio of proximal to distal colorectal carcinomas was confirmed in this population-based study of 668 new cases diagnosed among Rochester, Minnesota residents between 1940 and 1979. The change was due to a rise in the incidence of proximal lesions (from 15.1 per 100,000 person-years in 1940-59 to 17.3 per 100,000 in 1960-79) and a simultaneous fall in the incidence of distal lesions (from 35.5 to 28.2 per 100,000 person-years). Changes in definitions or referral patterns played no role in these observations, although improved diagnostic capabilities may have had an impact on the incidence of proximal lesions. These discrepant changes in incidence strongly suggest that proximal and distal colonic cancers are different diseases or have a different pathogenesis. The changing incidence rates were not associated with consistent differences in clinical characteristics at the time of initial diagnosis.
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Amimoto Y, Haszeldine R, Maruta M, Morton W, Rowland R. Some aspects of the chemistry of chlorofluoro-olefins which contain allylic chlorine atoms. J Fluor Chem 1980. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1139(00)84069-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Takeuchi A, Koga S, Iwata S, Ezaki T, Torigai K, Maruta M, Wanibe H, Kasahara H, Sano T. [Thyroid scintigram with 201Tl-chloride (author's transl)]. Radioisotopes 1978; 27:150-2. [PMID: 663312 DOI: 10.3769/radioisotopes.27.3_150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Maruta M, Yoshino K, Mimura T, Yoshimatsu H, Uekusa M. A case of intrathymic parathyroid adenoma with hyperparathyroidism. Keio J Med 1972; 21:181-8. [PMID: 4671857 DOI: 10.2302/kjm.21.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Baba S, Ando K, Takanashi T, Maruta M, Hoshino Y. [Etiology and surgical treatment of colonic diverticulosis]. Nihon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi 1972; 25:6-7. [PMID: 4537589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Takanashi T, Ando K, Maruta M, Baba S, Hoshino Y. [Reticulum cell sarcoma of the anal region of the rectum]. Nihon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi 1971; 24:145-8. [PMID: 4946102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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