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Clinical predictors of early postoperative recurrence after radical esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer
Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has a high incidence rate of early postoperative recurrence and death. This study aimed to identify the clinical and pathological features in early recurrence cases and to c...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Effect of Postoperative Oral Intake Status on Sarcopenia Six Months After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
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Open AccessEffect of Postoperative Oral Intake Status on Sarcopenia Six Months After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
In patients with esophageal cancer, skeletal muscle mass has been reported to decrease progressively after surgery and be independently associated with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to invest...
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A retrospective 5-year survival analysis of surgically resected gastric cancer cases from the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association nationwide registry (2001–2013)
The nationwide registry of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association collected data of surgically resected cases of gastric cancer between 2001 and 2013. These retrospective analyses aimed to delineate tumor cha...
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Open AccessEffects of let-7a microRNA and C–C chemokine receptor type 7 expression on cellular function and prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
C–C chemokine receptor type 7 (CCR7) participates in chemotactic and metastatic responses in various cancers, including in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The microRNA (miRNA) let-7a suppresses migr...
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Preoperative maximum phonation time as a predictor of pneumonia in patients undergoing esophagectomy
Esophagectomy is a highly invasive procedure, associated with several postoperative complications including pneumonia, anastomotic leakage, and sepsis, which may result in multiorgan failure. Pneumonia is cons...
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Clinical Features of Recurrence Pattern with Lung Metastasis After Radical Esophagectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer
One of the difficulties in the treatment of esophageal cancer surgery is the high rate of postoperative recurrence. After esophagectomy, distant metastatic recurrence frequently occurs in the lung. This study ...
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio change predicts histological response to and oncological outcome of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Evaluating tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is important to predict survival and to select the optimal strategy for patients with esophageal cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the ...
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Lymphocyte-to-C-Reactive Protein Ratio as a Novel Marker for Predicting Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis because of its rapid progression and early and extensive lymph node metastasis. Simple, objective indicators for predicting long-term outcomes are needed to select optima...
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The Results of Sentinel Node Map** for Patients with Clinically Early Staged Gastric Cancer Diagnosed with pT2/deeper Tumors
Sentinel node (SN) map** based on the SN concept has been applied to early gastric cancer. However, it is still controversial whether or not the oncological safety is ensured in case pathological stage was a...
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Clinical usefulness of sputum culture on the first postoperative day to predict early postoperative pneumonia after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
Postoperative pneumonia is a serious prognostic problem that can appear after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer. The past reports have considered the usefulness of perioperative culture examinat...
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Surgically treated gastric cancer in Japan: 2011 annual report of the national clinical database gastric cancer registry
The National Clinical Database (NCD) nationwide registry program of gastric cancer started in 2018. The purpose of this study was to report the treatment results of the NCD registry in the form of treatment re...
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Open AccessA case of synchronous intramucosal gastric carcinoma with multiple lymph node metastases
In Japan, the prevalence of synchronous multiple intramucosal gastric carcinoma is reported to be 5–15%. Here is a case of a synchronous small gastric carcinoma fulfilling the definite indication and curative ...
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A phase II study of ramelteon for the prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy
The growing number of cases of gastric cancer being diagnosed in elderly patients highlights the importance of preventing postoperative delirium. This phase II study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of periopera...
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Clinical outcomes of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for submucosal tumors on the esophagogastric junction: a retrospective single-center analysis
Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) technique for gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) has developed, but treatment of SMT on the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) remains technically difficult becau...
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The perioperative presepsin as an accurate diagnostic marker of postoperative infectious complications after esophagectomy: a prospective cohort study
Presepsin is suggested to be an accurate sepsis diagnostic biomarker, playing an important role in distinguishing infection from no-infection status. However, to date, there is no study determining presepsin’s...
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Preventive effect on delayed gastric emptying of preserving the infra-pyloric vein in laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for early gastric cancer
Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) has the postoperative advantages of a better quality of life and less weight loss than distal gastrectomy. However, postoperative delayed gastric emptying (DGE) due to antr...
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Metabolomic profiling of gastric cancer tissues identified potential biomarkers for predicting peritoneal recurrence
Metabolomics is useful for analyzing the nutrients necessary for cancer progression, as the proliferation is regulated by available nutrients. We studied the metabolomic profile of gastric cancer (GC) tissue t...
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Open AccessLaparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric cancer mimicking a submucosal tumor
Gastric cancer that mimics a submucosal tumor (SMT) is infrequently encountered in routine clinical settings, and histopathological analysis is often negative for malignant cells. In such cases, excisional bio...
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Assessment of lymphatic flow based on the sentinel node concept in early gastric adenocarcinoma that satisfies expanded endoscopic resection criteria
Even though indications for endoscopic resection (ER) in early gastric cancer are determined based on the potential risk of lymph node metastasis, the criteria for ER remain controversial. Sentinel node (SN) m...
