Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a frequently overlooked clinical entity that can cause uncontrolled hypertension and lead to a progressive deterioration of renal
AIM: To analyze the biological effects of prolonged in vitro exposure of HT-29 and LoVo colon cancer cell lines to gefitinib (Iressa TM), an inhibitor of epider
AIM: To investigate the prognostic factors of 96 young patients with colon cancer within a cancer center by univariate and multivariate analysis.METHODS: A tota
AIM: To investigate the sonographic features at time of diagnosis and follow-up in patients with neutropenic en-terocolitis. METHODS: The sonographic findings i
AIM: To establish a more sensitive method for detection of free cancer cells in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients during surgery and to evaluate it
A 49-year-old Japanese woman was referred to our department because of high fever and a huge abdominal mass. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR
AIM: To investigate the clinical and pathological significance of altered retinoblastoma (Rb) encoding protein (pRb) in gastric carcinoma.METHODS: Expression of
AIM: To analyze the relationship between smoking and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of a healthy population,