BACKGROUND/AIMS: Genetic alterations are considered to play an important role in both
the carcinogenesis and biological behavior of human malignancies. However, the clinical …

Background: In order to elucidate the predictive factors for long-term survival in patients with
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), we evaluated 7 patients who survived for more than …

Background We hypothesized that the survival rate of patients undergoing R0 esophagectomy
after induction chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for unresectable T4 esophageal …

A 47-year-old Japanese woman with a 5-year history of alcoholism was admitted to the
Ryukyu University Hospital for the treatment of the alcoholism. For evaluation of observed …

We herein report a case of primary esophageal malignant melanoma in which the development
from a preceding benign melanotic lesion and the growing process of the tumor were …

Aim: We investigated whether hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1 α) expression in
pretreatment biopsies of esophageal cancer is predictive of clinical outcome in patients with …

This study aimed to investigate whether glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) expression in a
pretreatment esophageal cancer biopsy was predictive of clinical outcomes in patients with …

An esophagectomy remains the mainstay treatment for esophageal cancer, and an R0
resection is the most important type of surgery performed with a curative intent. Although a …

Phlegmonous infection involving the digestive tract has been reported to have a poor
prognosis. However, the pathogenesis and clinical features of acute phlegmonous esophagitis …

Purpose To identify clinicopathological factors predicting R0 resection and long-term
survival after esophagectomy in patients with T4 esophageal cancer following induction …