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    Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Predicting the Pathologic Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients With Resectable T3 Pancreatic Cancer

    The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in combination with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) could correctly predict the pathologic response to preope...

    Hirotada Kittaka, Hidenori Takahashi, Hiroaki Ohigashi in World Journal of Surgery (2013)

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    Axillary Recurrence After Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy in a Patient with Breast Cancer: Report of a Case

    We report a case of axillary recurrence after sentinel node biopsy without axillary lymph node dissection in a patient with breast cancer. A hot and dye-stained node was identified at the primary operation and...

    Kazuyoshi Motomura, Chiyomi Egawa, Yoshifumi Komoike, Yoshihisa Hasegawa in Surgery Today (2006)

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    Controversies in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer

    Sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer patients has recently been applied as a less invasive, highly accurate alternative to axillary lymph node dissection. Numerous studies have shown that sentinel nodes accu...

    Kazuyoshi Motomura, Yoshifumi Komoike, Sachiko Nagumo, Tsutomu Kasugai in Breast Cancer (2004)

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    Sentinel node biopsy to avoid axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer

    The role of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer has increased over the last few years. Sentinel nodes can predict the status of all axillary lymph nodes precisely and select patients with negative nodes for ...

    Kazuyoshi Motomura, Yoshifumi Komoike, Sachiko Nagumo, Tsutomu Kasugai in Breast Cancer (2002)