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Masashi Takawa

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Maruyama H, Kobayashi K, Kiyono S, Ogasawara S, Ooka Y, Suzuki E, et al.
Int J Med Sci . 2019 Dec; 16(12):1614-1620. PMID: 31839749
To examine the incidence of cirrhosis patients with high-risk esophageal varices (EV) who show hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) < 10 mmHg and to identify their hemodynamic features. This prospective...
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Sato K, Taniki N, Kanazawa R, Shimizu M, Ishii S, Ohama H, et al.
Adv Ther . 2019 Jan; 36(2):344-354. PMID: 30607546
Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been accepted as safe and effective for treating early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, it often causes severe pain. Therefore, in this study, we performed RFA...
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Shiina S, Sato K, Tateishi R, Shimizu M, Ohama H, Hatanaka T, et al.
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2018 Jul; 2018:4756147. PMID: 29974040
Image-guided percutaneous ablation is considered best in the treatment of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ablation is potentially curative, minimally invasive, and easily repeatable for recurrence. Ethanol injection used to be...
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Ohki S, Kase K, Chida S, Hayase S, Fujita S, Monma T, et al.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho . 2017 Jan; 43(12):1532-1534. PMID: 28133047
This study aimed to investigate risk factors and prognosis ofcolorectal cancer in patients over 80 years ofage. Surgical risk was evaluated by colorectal POSSUM(CR-POSSUM)and prognosis by Glasgow prognostic score(GPS). The...
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Fujita S, Ohki S, Kase K, Yamauchi N, Chida S, Hayase S, et al.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho . 2017 Jan; 43(12):1502-1504. PMID: 28133037
It has been suggested that port site recurrence is a potential complication after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer, especially considering the increased number of laparoscopic surgeries being performed. We...
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Fujita S, Monma T, Ohki S, Murakami Y, Okayama H, Yazawa T, et al.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho . 2016 Jan; 42(12):1668-70. PMID: 26805132
A 65-year-old man was diagnosed with HER2-positive gastric cancer considered unresectable owing to multiple distant lymph node metastases. After long-term chemotherapy, the original lesion disappeared, while peri-gastric lymph node metastases...
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Ishii S, Shimao D, Hara T, Miyajima M, Kikuchi K, Takawa M, et al.
Ann Nucl Med . 2015 Dec; 30(3):225-33. PMID: 26676720
Purpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body PET/CT and integrated PET/MR in relation to the total scan time durations. Methods: One hundred and twenty-three (123) patients (40 males and...
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Nakajima T, Murakami Y, Yazawa T, Fujita S, Monma T, Takawa M, et al.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho . 2015 Mar; 41(12):1820-2. PMID: 25731341
Even if grade 1 neuroendocrine tumors (NET) have low malignant potential, they may still be associated with lymph node metastasis. While the World Health Organization (WHO) classification requires determination of...
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Inada R, Yamamoto S, Takawa M, Fujita S, Akasu T
Asian J Endosc Surg . 2014 May; 7(3):227-31. PMID: 24815206
Introduction: Laparoscopic approaches are increasingly being used in patients with colorectal cancer, but the feasibility of laparoscopic resection of synchronous colorectal cancers in separate specimens remains unknown. In such cases,...
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Kogure M, Takawa M, Saloura V, Sone K, Piao L, Ueda K, et al.
Neoplasia . 2013 Dec; 15(11):1251-61. PMID: 24339737
The histone methyltransferase enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) is known to be a polycomb protein homologous to Drosophila enhancer of zeste and catalyzes the addition of methyl groups to histone...