Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy achieves a satisfactory long-term prognosis in patients with clinical stage IA lung cancer

K Sugi, Y Kaneda, K Esato - World journal of surgery, 2000 - Springer
We designed a prospective trial to determine the long-term prognosis of video-assisted
thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy versus conventional lobectomy for patients with clinical stage IA …

Systematic lymph node dissection for clinically diagnosed peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer less than 2 cm in diameter

K Sugi, K Nawata, N Fujita, K Ueda, T Tanaka… - World journal of …, 1998 - Springer
The value of radical systematic lymphadenectomy for treatment of early-stage bronchial
carcinoma is controversial. We performed a prospective randomized study to address this …

Detection of EGFR Gene Mutation in Lung Cancer by Mutant-Enriched Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

…, M Ouchida, M Aoe, H Katayama, A Hiraki, K Sugi… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have been reported
to be present in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and related to the responsiveness of …

Impaired respiratory mechanics in pulmonary emphysema: evaluation with dynamic breathing MRI

…, S Koike, N Matsunaga, K Sugi… - Journal of Magnetic …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate impaired respiratory mechanics in pulmonary emphysema, dynamic breathing
magnetic resonance imaging (BMRI) was acquired with fast‐gradient echo pulse sequences …

Long-term prognosis of video-assisted limited surgery for early lung cancer

K Sugi, S Kobayashi, M Sudou… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The present intervention study was conducted to prospectively evaluate the long-term
prognosis for video-assisted limited surgery, such as wedge resection and …

Usefulness of EGFR mutation screening in pleural fluid to predict the clinical outcome of gefitinib treated patients with lung cancer

…, K Kiura, M Aoe, Y Sano, K Sugi… - … journal of cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation has been
recognized in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), requiring the standardization of mutation …

Is it possible to differentiate malignant mediastinal nodes from benign nodes by size?: Reevaluation by CT, transesophageal echocardiography, and nodal specimen

…, T Kuramitsu, M Kawamura, N Matsunaga, K Sugi… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Study objective To reevaluate whether it is possible to reliably differentiate malignant mediastinal
lymph nodes from benign nodes by size, and to determine the frequency of metastases …

Diagnostic significance of interferon-γ in tuberculous pleural effusions

K Aoe, A Hiraki, T Murakami, R Eda, T Maeda, K Sugi… - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Study objectives Tuberculosis (TB), the single most frequent infectious cause of death
worldwide, also is a major cause of pleural effusion, which in TB usually has lymphocytic and …

Bronchogenic carcinoma: incidence of metastases to normal sized lymph nodes.

…, M Kawamura, T Matsumoto, N Matsunaga, K Sugi… - Thorax, 1995 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND--The incidence of metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes was evaluated in
patients with normal sized mediastinal nodes on the computed tomographic (CT) scan who …

Genome Sequence of the Cat Pathogen, Chlamydophila felis

…, S Mitaku, H Toh, S Goto, T Murakami, K Sugi… - DNA …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Chlamydophila felis (Chlamydia psittaci feline pneumonitis agent) is a worldwide spread
pathogen for pneumonia and conjunctivitis in cats. Herein, we determined the entire genomic …