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Open Access(R)-ketamine restores anterior insular cortex activity and cognitive deficits in social isolation-reared mice
Chronic social isolation increases the risk of mental health problems, including cognitive impairments and depression. While subanesthetic ketamine is considered effective for cognitive impairments in patients...
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Open AccessInsufficient social support for fathers of children with developmental disorders
Many parents carry exceptional burdens in childcare, especially while raising children with developmental disabilities (DD). Japanese local governments provide considerable support to mothers and their familie...
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Open AccessJNETS clinical practice guidelines for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up: a synopsis
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare neoplasms that occur in various organs and present with diverse clinical manifestations. Pathological classification is important in the diagnosis of NENs. Treatment st...
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Collision of a pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor associated with multiple endocrine neoplasm type 1
A 54-year-old man with pancreatic head tumor had undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy and was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (P-NET) associated with sporadic multiple endocrine neoplasm type 1. Fi...
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Open AccessPathogenic POGZ mutation causes impaired cortical development and reversible autism-like phenotypes
Pogo transposable element derived with ZNF domain (POGZ) has been identified as one of the most recurrently de novo mutated genes in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism spectrum di...
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Correction to: Phase II study of sunitinib in Japanese patients with unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
In the original publication of this article, the license subtype should be CC BY and not CC BY-NC.
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Whole-brain block-face serial microscopy tomography at subcellular resolution using FAST
Here, we describe an optimized and detailed protocol for block-face serial microscopy tomography (FAST). FAST enables high-speed serial section fluorescence imaging of fixed brains at an axonal spatial resolut...
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Imaging: US and CT
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is characterized by increased serum levels of IgG4, a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate composed of IgG4-positive plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, obliterative phlebitis, and mild to...
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Dose and schedule modification are required for long-term continuation of sunitinib in Japanese patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
This study aimed to clarify the efficacy and safety of sunitinib in Japanese patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET), especially by focusing on dose and schedule modification.
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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms in Japan
Several new developments have occurred in the field of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (PNEN) recently in Japan. First, the utility of chromogranin A (CgA), useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of the tr...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for chronic pancreatitis 2015
Chronic pancreatitis is considered to be an irreversible progressive chronic inflammatory disease. The etiology and pathology of chronic pancreatitis are complex; therefore, it is important to correctly unders...
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Long-Term Outcomes After Total Pancreatectomy: Special Reference to Survivors’ Living Conditions and Quality of Life
Although recent studies have confirmed the safety of total pancreatectomy (TP), appropriate selection of patients for TP has not been well documented. Because patients require lifelong medical treatment and se...
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Epidemiological trends of pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors in Japan: a nationwide survey analysis
Although neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare, the number of patients with NET is increasing. However, in Japan, there have been no epidemiological studies on NET since 2005; thus, the prevalence of NET rema...
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Necrolytic migratory erythema associated with alteration from predominantly gastrin-secreting to predominantly glucagon- secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
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Role of Pancreatic Juice Cytology in the Preoperative Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas in the Era of International Consensus Guidelines 2012
Routine endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) for pancreatic juice cytology (PJC) during management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is not recommended in the international consensus gui...
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The role of ERCP in the era of EUS-FNA for preoperative cytological confirmation of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
In patients with pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC), EUS-FNA carries a risk of cancer seeding. To avoid this risk, we attempted to obtain preoperative cytological confirmation of adenocarcinoma by ERCP. The ai...
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Pancreatic involvement in Japanese patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease: results of a nationwide survey
The frequency and prognosis of pancreatic endocrine tumors (PNET)/pancreatic cystic tumors (PCT) in Japanese patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) are still open to question.
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Open AccessPhase II study of sunitinib in Japanese patients with unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
Background. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare but are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages and require systemic therapy. Patients and methods. This multicenter, open-label, phase II study evalu...
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Role of endoscopic retrograde pancreatography for early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma concomitant with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is often found with distinct pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in the same pancreas. The aim of this study was to clarify whether endoscopic...
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Therapy of metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs): recent insights and advances
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) [carcinoids, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs)] are becoming an increasing clinical problem because not only are they increasing in frequency, but they can frequently presen...