The substantia gelatinosa (SG) of the spinal dorsal horn shows significant morphological
heterogeneity and receives primary afferent input predominantly from Aδ‐ and C‐fibres. …

Dopaminergic innervation of the spinal cord is largely derived from the brain. To understand
the cellular mechanisms of antinociception mediated by descending dopaminergic pathways…

Objectives: Small cell carcinomas in extrapulmonary sites (ESmCCs) are very rare. ESmCCs
originating in the head and neck account for approximately 10% of all ESmCCs, and there …

The antitumor efficacies of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and the usefulness of potential
predictive markers such as programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, density of …

Background Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a tumefactive lesion characterized by fibroblastic
proliferations and a prominent inflammatory component. It behaves as a locally benign …

Background/Aim: The efficacy of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor therapy for patients
with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland carcinoma (R/M SGC) remains unclear. …

Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a relatively rare nasal or paranasal malignant tumor. This
tumor is rarely accompanied by paraneoplastic syndromes such as syndrome of …

Objective This study aimed to verify cutoff values for G width (the width of bimodal peaks for
the waveform obtained when measuring conductance at 2000 Hz) in Japanese individuals …

Background/Aim: Surgery remains the standard treatment for salivary gland carcinoma (SGC).
Our study investigated the association between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

Background/Aim: The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment has transformed
the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer; however, nasopharyngeal …