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Persistent elevated C-reactive protein after treatment is an independent marker of a poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
The pretreatment C-reactive protein (CRP) level is reported to be a prognostic indicator in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Open AccessComparison of the prognostic value of inflammation-based prognostic scores in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Inflammation-based prognostic scores including the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) are associated with survival in patients with hep...
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Open AccessCytokine and chemokine response in children with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection
We report the systemic cytokine and chemokine response in children with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. In patients with pneumonia, the serum levels of IFN-γ and IL-5 were significantly h...
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Open AccessPathological features and genetic alterations in colorectal carcinomas with characteristics of nonpolypoid growth
We sought to clarify pathological features and genetic alterations in colorectal carcinomas with characteristics of nonpolypoid growth. Colorectal carcinomas resected at Showa University Hospital in Tokyo incl...
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Structural features of a wheat plastome as revealed by complete sequencing of chloroplast DNA
Structural features of the wheat plastome were clarified by comparison of the complete sequence of wheat chloroplast DNA with those of rice and maize chloroplast genomes. The wheat plastome consists of a 134,...
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A short peptide derived from the antisense homology box of Fas ligand induces apoptosis in anti-Fas antibody-insensitive human ovarian cancer cells
We found that a short synthetic peptide corresponding to the “antisense homology box” of Fas ligand induced apoptotic cell death of Fas-expressing human ovarian cancer cell lines. The peptide was deduced from ...
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Antroduodenal motor function and gastro-oesophageal reflux in neurologically impaired children, adolescents and young adults
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Pancréatite chronique héréditaire: deux observations d’une entité rare dans la population japonaise
Les auteurs rapportent deux observations de patients japonais souffrant de pancréatite chronique héréditaire : une femme de 46 ans atteinte de pancréatite chronique et son fils aîné, qui fut symptomatique dès ...
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Abstracts from the sixth meeting of the international association of pancreatology, November 2–4, 1994, Chicago, IL
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Modalités diagnostiques des tumeurs insulaires: expérience de 11 ans du Centre National Japonais du Cancer
Huit cas de tumeurs insulaires (cinq insulinomes, deux gastrinomes et un glucagonome) ont été diagnostiqués au cours des onze dernières années au Centre National du Cancer à Tokyo. Un pancréatogramme a été obt...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Laser Therapy for Esophageal Carcinoma
Clinical use of laser in the treatment of cancer was first tried about 8 years ago. However, it has been a palliative treatment as far as esophageal cancer is concerned. In this study, we tried applying laser ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Present Status of Laser Medicine and Laser Endoscopic Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers in Japan
We had studied on the latest status of laser application in major hospital and institutes and of endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal cancers using lasers in the members of the Japanese Society for Gastroe...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
YAG Laser Treatment for Stenosis due to Advanced Cancer of Esophagus and Stomach-Non-contact and Contact Irradiation
We have treated stenosis due to advanced cancer of esophagus and stomach, which has no indication of surgery, with Nd-YAG laser irradiation, endoscopically. Recently, we have applied new type of endo- probe, a...
