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IL-32 production from lung adenocarcinoma cells is potentially involved in immunosuppressive microenvironment
Interleukin 32 (IL-32) is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted from several kinds of cancer cells. In the present study, we investigated the significance of IL-32 in lung adenocarcinoma by immunohistochemistry ...
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The relationship between diffusion tensor imaging and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS). Ten patients with CuTS (7 men and 3 women;...
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Influence of Gd-EOB-DTPA on proton-density fat fraction in the liver using chemical shift-encoded magnetic resonance imaging at 3-T
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its advanced stage, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), have become increasingly prevalent owing to the rise in metabolic syndromes. Accurate assessment of hepat...
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Gitelman syndrome and in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: advancing preconception care in nephrology
We report a case of a pregnant patient with Gitelman syndrome (GS) who conceived by in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). A 39-year-old woman was referred for hypokalemia, with a serum potassium lev...
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Open AccessTracheostomy for the pediatric patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a case report
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare connective tissue disease characterized by subsequent ossification of skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other fibrous tissues. The ossif...
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PD-L2 overexpression on tumor-associated macrophages is one of the predictors for better prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma
Immunotherapies that target programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) signals are standard therapies for advanced-stage lung cancer, and the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in cancer tissue predic...
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Body fluid regulation via chronic inhibition of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 in patients with heart failure: a post hoc analysis of the CANDLE trial
In patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibition improves cardiorenal outcomes, but details of the effects on distinct subsets of body f...
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A symptomatic intercalated duct lesion of the parotid gland: a case report with immunohistochemical and genetic analyses
Intercalated duct lesions (IDLs) are usually asymptomatic. We report a case of IDL, in which a palpable mass formed. The patient was a 45-year-old Japanese male, who noticed a mass in the left parotid region. ...
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The expression of PD-1 ligand 1 on macrophages and its clinical impacts and mechanisms in lung adenocarcinoma
Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) are target molecules for immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. PD-L1 is expressed not only in cancer cells, but also on macrophages, and has been...
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Open AccessSimultaneous surgical resection of cardiac myxoma and atypical thymic carcinoid: a case report
Cardiac myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor, and thymic carcinoid is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. No previous reports have described surgical management of concomitant occurrence of these n...
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Optical coherence tomography and coronary angioscopy assessment of healed coronary plaque components
Histopathological or intracoronary image assessment of healed plaques (HPs) has been reported. However, the lesion characteristics of HPs remains undetermined yet. We assessed the healed plaque components in p...
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Open AccessPeriostin expression and its supposed roles in benign and malignant thyroid nodules: an immunohistochemical study of 105 cases
Thyroid tumors are often difficult to histopathologically diagnose, particularly follicular adenoma (FA) and follicular carcinoma (FC). Papillary carcinoma (PAC) has several histological subtypes. Periostin (P...
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A rare case of high-grade intraductal carcinoma of the upper lip: immunohistochemical and genetic analyses
Although intraductal carcinoma (IDC) of the salivary glands was previously called low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma, it was newly categorized in the 4th version of the World Health Organization classific...
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A Cross-sectional Study of Attention Bias for Facial Expression Stimulation in Patients with Stroke at the Convalescence Stage
Post-stroke depression increases the likelihood of adverse physical symptoms. Attentional bias (AB) for negative stimuli is important in depression onset, maintenance, and remission. Stroke is more likely in o...
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Correction to: a Cross-sectional Study of Attention Bias for Facial Expression Stimulation in Patients with Stroke at the Convalescence Stage
The original article has been updated to swap the second and third affiliations.
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Epithelial–myoepithelial carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: report of a rare case with immunohistochemical and genetic analyses
Epithelial–myoepithelial carcinoma (EMCa) is a rare low-grade salivary malignancy. It is rare for EMCa to occur as the carcinomatous component of carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma (PA). We examined one addition...
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Open AccessSpecific techniques for right sleeve lower lobectomy: four case reports
Right sleeve lower lobectomy is rarely performed because pulmonary function of the middle lobe is not spared to the extent of the other lobes and achieving a proper bronchial anastomosis is technically more di...
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Clinical profiles and outcomes in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in Japan of aging society
To address many uncertainties in the acute care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in proportion to increasing age, we underwent the nationwide current survey consisted of 11,676 patients with ...
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Correction to: Left upper lobectomy is a risk factor for cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicentre, retrospective, case–control study in Japan
The original article can be found online.
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Left upper lobectomy is a risk factor for cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicentre, retrospective, case–control study in Japan
The anatomical site of resected lobes may influence postoperative cerebral infarction. The objective of the current study was to determine if left upper pulmonary lobectomy is a risk factor for postoperative c...
