Background: Suppression of cellular immunity is one of the host responses to surgical stress.
In cancer patients this immunosuppression may accelerate the growth and metastasis of …

Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMFS) is a fusiform cell tumor which develops in bone
or soft tissues. This type of tumor frequently occurs in the oral cavity and extremities, while …

Results Mean body weight, TSF, and AMC significantly decreased from before operation, to
the day before oral intake and to the day after soft rice. The postoperative body weight was …

Transcription of the adenovirus type 2 peptide IX (pIX) gene was examined in transient
expression assays. When a nonreplicating plasmid DNA containing the pIX gene was introduced …

Background We evaluated the role of the prognostic nutritional index reported by Onodera (Onodera's
PNI) in patients with gastrointestinal cancer regarding the occurrence of …

[Purpose] We aimed to evaluate knee joint movement and muscle activity ratio changes in
stroke hemiplegic patients in recovery phase after using a knee-ankle-foot orthosis with an …

Objectives: Human γδ T-cells expressing Vγ2Jγ1.2Vδ2-TCR recognize microbial
pyrophosphomonoesters in an MHC-independent manner and exert cytotoxic activity on a wide …

We treated two cases of a subdural hematoma associated with dural metastasis of gastric
cancer, from which both patients died. Case 1: A 60-year-old female patient was hospitalized …

Aim: The appropriate additional surgery after non-curative resection of Endoscopic Mucosal
Resection (ESD) for early gastric cancer is herein discussed. Patients and Methods: Data on …

Results The overall Helicobacter pylori positivity rate of the gastrectomy patients was a high
80.3%, with the rate being especially high in patients under 60 years of age and in those …