Search Results - "Matsuzuka, Fumio"
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Risk Factors for Recurrence to the Lymph Node in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients without Preoperatively Detectable Lateral Node Metastasis: Validity of Prophylactic Modified Radical Neck Dissection
Published in World journal of surgery (01-11-2007)“…Background Although papillary carcinoma usually shows mild characteristics, it metastasizes and shows recurrence to the lymph node in high incidences. Of the…”
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BRAF Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Japanese Population: Its Lack of Correlation with High-Risk Clinicopathological Features and Disease-Free Survival of Patients
Published in Endocrine Journal (2009)“…Recent studies have demonstrated that BRAFV600E mutation is a common event in papillary thyroid carcinoma and a majority of these lesions have shown a direct…”
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IgG4-related disease of the thyroid glands [Review]
Published in ENDOCRINE JOURNAL (2012)“…Recent reports on Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) with increased numbers of IgG4-positive plasma cells suggest that this type of HT may have a close relationship…”
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Clinical Significance of Metastasis to the Central Compartment from Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid
Published in World journal of surgery (01-01-2006)“…We previously demonstrated that for papillary microcarcinoma (PMC), (1) patients with lateral lymph node metastasis detected on preoperative ultrasonography…”
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Prognosis of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Having Clinically Apparent Metastasis to the Lateral Compartment
Published in Endocrine Journal (2009)“…Lymph node metastasis is an important clinicopathological feature of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PTC having clinically apparent lateral node metastasis…”
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Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Metastasis of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Located in One Lobe
Published in World journal of surgery (01-10-2006)“…Background Previous studies have shown that lymph node metastasis can be of prognostic value. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance of node…”
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Biological behavior and prognosis of familial papillary thyroid carcinoma
Published in Surgery (2009)“…Background Although the responsible genes have not yet been identified, it is known that the risk of nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma is elevated in individuals…”
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Risk Factors Contributing to a Poor Prognosis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Validity of UICC/AJCC TNM Classification and Stage Grouping
Published in World journal of surgery (01-04-2007)“…Background In 2002, the UICC/AJCC TNM classification for papillary thyroid carcinoma was revised. In this study, we examined the validity of this…”
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Stimulation Test for Predicting Vocal Cord Palsy after Thyroid Surgery
Published in World journal of surgery (01-07-2006)“…INTRODUCTION Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy after thyroidectomy, although infrequently encountered, can decrease quality of life. In addition to the…”
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Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Poor Differentiation and Tall Cell Variant in Papillary Carcinoma in Japan
Published in World journal of surgery (01-07-2008)“…Background In the 1980s, histology of a poorly differentiated carcinoma showing an aggressive behavior was proposed by Sakamoto et al. and other pathologists…”
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Prognosis and Prognostic Factors of Follicular Carcinoma in Japan: Importance of Postoperative Pathological Examination
Published in World journal of surgery (01-07-2007)“…Background Follicular carcinoma is known to show a worse prognosis than papillary carcinoma because of distant metastasis in higher incidence. However, few…”
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Extranodal Tumor Extension to Adjacent Organs Predicts a Worse Cause‐specific Survival in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Published in World journal of surgery (01-06-2007)“…Background We previously reported that massive extrathyroid extension has an independent prognostic value in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma…”
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Expression of nestin mRNA is a differentiation marker in thyroid tumors
Published in Cancer letters (18-07-2009)“…Abstract Nestin is a maker that identifies stem cells in some adult tissues, and its expression is believed to relate to malignancy in cancer cells. In this…”
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Cribriform‐morular variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Clue to Early Detection of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis‐associated Colon Cancer
Published in World journal of surgery (01-09-2004)“…The cribriform‐morular variant (CMV) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a rare histologic subtype of PTC that shows a combination of growth patterns…”
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Usefulness of ultrasonography for diagnosis of malignant lymphoma of the thyroid
Published in Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) (01-10-2006)“…Recent developments in ultrasonography (US) and the prevalence of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) has enabled physicians to detect…”
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Clinical Significance of Extrathyroid Extension to the Parathyroid Gland of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Published in ENDOCRINE JOURNAL (2009)“…Extrathyroid extension is a prominent prognostic factor of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In the UICC TNM classification, minimal extension to the…”
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Biological Behavior and Prognosis of Encapsulated Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid: Experience of a Japanese Hospital for Thyroid Care
Published in World journal of surgery (01-08-2008)“…Aims A subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma that is totally surrounded by a fibrous capsule is designated an encapsulated carcinoma. In this study, we…”
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Needle Tract Implantation of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma after Fine‐needle Aspiration Biopsy
Published in World journal of surgery (01-12-2005)“…Although fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a useful tool for diagnosing thyroid carcinoma, there are some risks of complications. In this study, we…”
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Expression of α1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT8) in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: its linkage to biological aggressiveness and anaplastic transformation
Published in Cancer letters (01-10-2003)“…Previous studies have demonstrated that terminal fucosylation is associated with the biological aggressiveness of carcinomas, but the significance of core…”
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Occult Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Diagnostic and Clinical Implications in the Era of Routine Ultrasonography
Published in World journal of surgery (01-09-2008)“…Background Papillary carcinoma with clinically apparent node metastasis but lacking a primary carcinoma lesion in the thyroid is designated as occult papillary…”
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