… This work was supported by a grant for collaborative research (C95—2for Kotaro Higashi),
a grant for project research (P96—2for Kotaro Higashi and P95—14for Yoshimichi Ueda) …

Among patients with resected non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), approximately 50% present
with a recurrent tumor. The clinical or pathologic TNM staging does not always provide a …

Background—The precise molecular mechanism of Adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy (ADR-CM)
is still unknown. We address the demonstration of apoptotic myocardial cell death …

Positron emission tomography (PET) with [ 18 F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) may show
negative results for bronchioloalveolar lung carcinoma. We investigated the correlation of …

The goals of this study were to correlate FDG uptake with cell proliferation and cellular density
in non— smallcell lung cancer. Methods: Thirty-one patients with 32 non— smallcell …

Loss of chromosomal integrity as well as genomic stability is considered to act as a driving
force during the processes of tumorigenesis and tumor progression (1–3). Recently, two …

18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET imaging provides physiologic and metabolic information
that characterizes lesions that are indeterminate by CT. FDG PET imaging is sensitive to …

An oncogenic capacity of aquaporins, transmembrane channels for water, was recently
proposed. This study seeks to elucidate the involvement of aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 in the …

Background Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) makes it possible to
detect malignant tumors based on the difference in the diffusion of water molecules among …

We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor) of the breast, which is an
extremely rare location for this tumor. Examination of a 55-year-old woman unexpectedly …