Y Kitagawa

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Affiliation: Keio University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi The role of the sentinel lymph node in gastrointestinal cancer
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Surg Clin North Am 80:1799-809. 2000
  2. ncbi Laparoscopic detection of sentinel lymph nodes in gastrointestinal cancer: a novel and minimally invasive approach
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Surg Oncol 8:86S-89S. 2001
  3. ncbi Non-sentinel lymph node status and prognosis of breast cancer patients with micrometastatic sentinel lymph nodes
    T Onishi
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur Surg Res 45:344-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Further evidence that altered p16/CDKN2 gene expression is associated with lymph node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
    H Takeuchi
    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    Oncol Rep 8:627-32. 2001
  5. ncbi Sentinel node navigation in early stage gastric cancer--updated data and current status
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    Scand J Surg 95:256-9. 2006
  6. ncbi [Clinical significance of sentinel node navigation surgery in the treatment of early gastric cancer]
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 102:753-7. 2001
  7. ncbi Outlining the body contours with scattered photons in lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel nodes
    H Fujii
    Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 14:401-4. 2000
  8. ncbi Medium-term results of neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy using irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
    Y Ishii
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur J Surg Oncol 36:1061-5. 2010
  9. ncbi A phase II trial of capecitabine and docetaxel followed by 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) as preoperative treatment in women with stage II/III breast cancer
    H Jinno
    Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Oncol 21:1262-6. 2010
  10. ncbi [Appropriate extent of lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer]
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 102:477-83. 2001

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Publications31

  1. ncbi The role of the sentinel lymph node in gastrointestinal cancer
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Surg Clin North Am 80:1799-809. 2000
    ....
  2. ncbi Laparoscopic detection of sentinel lymph nodes in gastrointestinal cancer: a novel and minimally invasive approach
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Surg Oncol 8:86S-89S. 2001
    ....
  3. ncbi Non-sentinel lymph node status and prognosis of breast cancer patients with micrometastatic sentinel lymph nodes
    T Onishi
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur Surg Res 45:344-9. 2010
    ..The prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node (SLN) micrometastases and the need for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) on patients with micrometastases in SLNs remain controversial...
  4. ncbi Further evidence that altered p16/CDKN2 gene expression is associated with lymph node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
    H Takeuchi
    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    Oncol Rep 8:627-32. 2001
    ..These results also suggest that tumor cells in metastatic lymph nodes may have more aggressive proliferation and higher malignant potential than tumor cells in primary lesions...
  5. ncbi Sentinel node navigation in early stage gastric cancer--updated data and current status
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    Scand J Surg 95:256-9. 2006
  6. ncbi [Clinical significance of sentinel node navigation surgery in the treatment of early gastric cancer]
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 102:753-7. 2001
    ..Validation of the SN concept in gastric cancer in a multi-centric clinical trial is essential for clinical application of this procedure, including the establishment of a novel, minimally invasive approach for early-stage gastric cancer...
  7. ncbi Outlining the body contours with scattered photons in lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel nodes
    H Fujii
    Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 14:401-4. 2000
    ..The results of this study confirm that images obtained from scattered photons on lymphoscintigraphy are helpful in identifying the anatomical location of sentinel nodes...
  8. ncbi Medium-term results of neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy using irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
    Y Ishii
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur J Surg Oncol 36:1061-5. 2010
    ....
  9. ncbi A phase II trial of capecitabine and docetaxel followed by 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) as preoperative treatment in women with stage II/III breast cancer
    H Jinno
    Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Oncol 21:1262-6. 2010
    ..This study's purpose was to determine the efficacy of X and T followed by 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) in the preoperative setting...
  10. ncbi [Appropriate extent of lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer]
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 102:477-83. 2001
    ..Individualized surgical management of patients with esophageal cancer is essential to improve the quality of life of patients and long-term results...
  11. ncbi Improvement in the results of surgical treatment of advanced squamous esophageal carcinoma during 15 consecutive years
    N Ando
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Surg 232:225-32. 2000
    ....
  12. ncbi Radio-guided sentinel node detection for gastric cancer
    Y Kitagawa
    Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Pathology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Surg 89:604-8. 2002
    ..However, the validity of the SN hypothesis is still controversial for gastrointestinal cancers including gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility and accuracy of radio-guided mapping of SNs for gastric cancer...
  13. ncbi Correlation between EGF receptor expression and peplomycin cytotoxicity in squamous cell carcinoma cell lines
    M Osaku
    Department of Surgery, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo 108 8642, Japan
    Oncol Rep 8:855-60. 2001
    ..These observations suggest that EGF receptor expression is closely associated with the cytotoxic effect of PEP on SCC cells...
  14. ncbi Endoscopic treatment combined with laparoscopic sentinel node mapping for superficial gastrointestinal cancers
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Endoscopy 39:471-5. 2007
  15. ncbi Neutrophil elastase inhibitor improves postoperative clinical courses after thoracic esophagectomy
    K Suda
    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Dis Esophagus 20:478-86. 2007
    ..Postoperative Sivelestat treatment after transthoracic esophagectomy improves the condition of SIRS and postoperative clinical courses, even in patients without complications...
  16. ncbi Development of endoscopic surgery for the minimally invasive treatment of digestive and other diseases
    T Furukawa
    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    Keio J Med 50:167-74. 2001
    ....
  17. ncbi [Methods of sentinel lymph node mapping]
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo
    Chirurg 75:751-5. 2004
    ....
  18. ncbi Superiority of radioisotope over blue dye for sentinel lymph node detection in breast cancer
    T Hayashida
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur Surg Res 44:111-6. 2010
    ..Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is commonly performed using radioisotopes and/or blue dye. However, it is still undefined which reagent is more suitable for identifying sentinel lymph nodes (SLN)...
  19. ncbi Serum concentrations of high-mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 before and after exposure to the surgical stress of thoracic esophagectomy: a predictor of clinical course after surgery?
    K Suda
    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Dis Esophagus 19:5-9. 2006
    ..Postoperative serum HMGB-1 concentrations were higher in patients who developed complications, and may be a predictive marker for complications in this setting...
  20. ncbi Alterations of p53, cyclin D1 and pRB expression in the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
    H Kawakubo
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 160 8582, Japan
    Oncol Rep 14:1453-9. 2005
    ..Dysplasia observed at screening for secondary lesions has a highly malignant potential and careful follow-up studies are required...
  21. ncbi Effect of endogenous and exogenous EGF on the growth of EGF receptor-hyperproducing human squamous cell carcinoma implanted in nude mice
    Y Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Cancer 72:865-8. 1995
    ..These results suggest a growth-promoting effect of physiological levels of endogenous EGF on EGF receptor-hyperproducing human tumours in vivo...
  22. ncbi Novel procedure, SILSOID colectomy, is a bridge between conventional and single-incisional laparoscopic colectomy
    K Okabayashi
    Department of Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Asian J Endosc Surg 4:7-10. 2011
    ..We describe a new hybrid laparoscopic procedure, SILSOID colectomy, which combines conventional LC with SILS...
  23. ncbi [Clinical application of sentinel node navigation surgery for esophageal cancer]
    Hiroya Takeuchi
    Department of Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    Kyobu Geka 62:749-53. 2009
    ..Clinical application of SN navigation surgery will be expected to play a key role for intraoperative diagnosis for lymph node metastasis and individualized multimodal therapy in patients with cT1N0 esophageal cancer...
  24. ncbi Increased plasma levels of high mobility group box 1 in patients with acute liver failure
    G Oshima
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Eur Surg Res 48:154-62. 2012
    ..In this study, we determined the plasma and hepatic tissue levels of HMGB1 in patients with acute liver failure (ALF)...
  25. ncbi Mitigation of occult lung injury by pneumonectomy via minithoracotomy in mice
    M Kohno
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60:124-30. 2012
    ..The systemic and pulmonary inflammatory response associated with pneumonectomy performed via minithoracotomy versus that after open posterolateral thoracotomy is uncertain...
  26. ncbi Sexual function in men with rectal and rectosigmoid cancer after laparoscopic and open surgery
    N Nitori
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi 35, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Hepatogastroenterology 55:1304-7. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the incidences and degrees of this complication between laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal cancer...
  27. ncbi Increased levels of epsilon and gamma isoforms of 14-3-3 proteins in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
    H Takahashi
    Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 6:983-5. 1999
    ..Furthermore, dot immunoblot analysis showed that MAbs were more specific for native antigen than polyclonal antibodies were...
  28. ncbi Clinical patterns of metastasis
    Stanley P L Leong
    Department of Surgery, University of California, and UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Cancer Metastasis Rev 25:221-32. 2006
    ..Beyond the clinical patterns of metastasis, it is imperative to understand the biology of metastasis and to characterize patterns of metastasis perhaps due to heterogeneous clones based on their molecular signatures...
  29. ncbi Lymph node metastasis from hilar cholangiocarcinoma: audit of 110 patients who underwent regional and paraaortic node dissection
    Y Kitagawa
    First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    Ann Surg 233:385-92. 2001
    ..However, the fact that long-term survival is possible despite pN2 or pM1 disease encourages the authors to perform an aggressive surgical procedure with extended lymph node dissection in selected patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma...
  30. ncbi Inflammatory change in the upper joint space in temporomandibular joint with internal derangement on gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging
    T Ogasawara
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Japan
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 31:252-6. 2002
    ..021), but there was no significant difference for disc morphology (P = 0.094) and bone morphology (P = 0.384). Gd-DTPA enhanced MR imaging may potentially have diagnostic value for internal derangements of TMJs...
  31. ncbi [Contrast enhancement for sentinel lymph node imaging]
    K Ogawa
    Department of Electronic Informatics, College of Engineering, Hosei University
    Kaku Igaku 38:317-23. 2001
    ..The original image was subtracted by the mean value at each annular area. The performance of the proposed method was confirmed by clinical data...