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Ductal Carcinoma in situ and related lesions of the breast: recent advances in pathology practiceTakuya Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Breast Cancer 11:325-33. 2004..Tentatively, ADH may be treated similarly to non-comedo (low-grade) DCIS cases, according to our limited clinical experience...
Immunohistochemical analysis of Ki-67, p53, p21, and p27 in benign and malignant apocrine lesions of the breast: its correlation to histologic findings in 43 casesT Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Mod Pathol 13:13-8. 2000..Results of these studies suggest that Ki-67 and p53 may be good markers for differentiation between benign and malignant breast apocrine lesions...
Endocervical-like mucinous borderline tumors of the ovary: clinicopathological features and electron microscopic findingsTakuya Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Med Electron Microsc 36:240-6. 2003....
New trends of immunohistochemistry for making differential diagnosis of breast lesionsTakuya Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba ku, Sendai, Japan
Med Mol Morphol 39:8-13. 2006..Some of the lobular carcinomas are positive for 34betaE12, but they are consistently negative for CK5/6. Comparison with histopathological findings of hematoxylin and eosin is essential to make proper diagnosis in the individual case...
Pathological evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes for breast cancerTakuya Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Asian J Surg 27:256-61. 2004..If the SLN is positive for carcinoma metastases, both the procedure for detection and the size of the metastatic focus should be clarified on the pathological reports...
Immunohistochemical expression of gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in human breast carcinomaT Moriya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Pathol Int 51:333-7. 2001..Breast carcinomas positive for GnRH-R maintain some hormonal regulatory mechanisms, and GnRH actions may lead to a low proliferative rate in human breast carcinoma...
Retinoic acid receptor and retinoid X receptor in ductal carcinoma in situ and intraductal proliferative lesions of the human breastN Ariga
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 91:1169-76. 2000....
5alpha-reductases in human breast carcinoma: possible modulator of in situ androgenic actionsT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital N A, T M, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:2250-7. 2001....
Apoptosis of human endometrium mediated by perforin and granzyme B of NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytesR Konno
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku J Exp Med 187:149-55. 1999..This finding suggests that the cytotoxic granules released from EGs, which are derived from cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells, are initiators of the apoptotic pathway that induces endometrial menstruation...
Progesterone receptor isoforms A and B in human epithelial ovarian carcinoma: immunohistochemical and RT-PCR studiesJ Akahira
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Br J Cancer 83:1488-94. 2000..Moreover, it is important to examine PRB LI as a prognostic factor in the cases of human epithelial ovarian carcinoma...
Expression of 5alpha-reductases in human epithelial ovarian cancer: its correlation with androgen receptor statusJ I Akahira
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 92:926-32. 2001..The relatively wide distribution of 5alpha-reductase type 1, and its correlation to AR status in human epithelial ovarian malignancies suggest that this isozyme plays important roles in androgen metabolism and actions in these tumors...
Progesterone receptor A and B isoforms in the human breast and its disordersN Ariga
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 92:302-8. 2001..These results suggest that both PRA and PRB are strongly associated with ERalpha in human breast and this relation may be disturbed in breast cancer...
Estrogen inhibits cell proliferation through in situ production in human thymomaHironori Ishibashi
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan
Clin Cancer Res 11:6495-504. 2005..Estrogen sulfotransferase (EST), steroid sulfatase (STS), 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD), and aromatase are considered to play important roles in hormone metabolism of estrogen-dependent tumors...
Retinoid receptors in human breast carcinoma: possible modulators of in situ estrogen metabolismT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Breast Cancer Res Treat 65:31-40. 2001..76-fold (p < 0.001), five days following treatment with 10 nM retinoic acid. These data suggest that retinoid receptors modulate various effects of retinoids, including estrogen metabolism in human breast carcinomas...
Sex steroid hormone receptors in human thymomaHironori Ishibashi
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:2309-17. 2003..Results from our study suggest that estrogens may inhibit thymoma growth via ER alpha, and that ER alpha immunoreactivity may act as a prognostic factor in human thymoma...
Decreased expression of 14-3-3 sigma is associated with advanced disease in human epithelial ovarian cancer: its correlation with aberrant DNA methylationJun ichi Akahira
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Clin Cancer Res 10:2687-93. 2004..In this study, we examined the promoter methylation status and expression of 14-3-3 sigma and evaluated its clinical significance in epithelial ovarian cancer...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in human breast carcinoma: a modulator of estrogenic actionsT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Endocr Relat Cancer 13:233-50. 2006..These results suggest that PPARgamma is mainly expressed in well-differentiated and ER-positive breast carcinomas, and modulates estrogenic actions...
Intratumoral concentration of sex steroids and expression of sex steroid-producing enzymes in ductal carcinoma in situ of human breastRie Shibuya
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Endocr Relat Cancer 15:113-24. 2008..Therefore, estradiol and DHT may play important roles in the development of DCIS of the human breast...
PTOV1: a novel testosterone-induced atherogenic gene in human aortaY Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
J Pathol 209:522-31. 2006....
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human breast and endometrial carcinoma. A new development in intracrinologyH Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Oncology 59:5-12. 2000..02). These results indicate that oxidation of E(2) to E(1) is dominant in endometrial carcinoma, 17 beta-HSD types 1 and 2 play an important role in the regulation of in situ estrogen production in breast and endometrial carcinoma...
EBAG9/RCAS1 in human breast carcinoma: a possible factor in endocrine-immune interactionsT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Br J Cancer 85:1731-7. 2001..0025). This study suggests that EBAG9 is produced via ER in carcinoma cells and inhibits the intratumoural infiltration of T lymphocytes in the context of a possible endocrine-immune interaction in human breast carcinomas...
Aromatase localization in human breast cancer tissues: possible interactions between intratumoral stromal and parenchymal cellsYasuhiro Miki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Cancer Res 67:3945-54. 2007....
Immunolocalization of nuclear transcription factors, DAX-1 and Ad4BP/SF-1, in human common epithelial ovarian tumors: correlations with StAR and steroidogenic enzymes in epithelial ovarian carcinomaManar Abd-Elaziz
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine and Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Int J Gynecol Pathol 24:153-63. 2005..The status of intratumoral DAX-1, Ad4BP/SF-1, and StAR and steroidogenic enzymes in epithelial cells and intratumoral stromal cells of epithelial ovarian carcinoma may contribute in the progression and/or aggressiveness of these tumors...
Immunohistochemical study of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic and mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the upper aerodigestive tractH Tsubochi
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Anticancer Res 20:1205-11. 2000..In addition, decreased expression of E-cadherin and alpha-catenin proteins and increased p53 expression in BSCC may be correlated with aggressive behaviour...
Uterine angiomyolipoma: case report and review of the literatureH Yaegashi
Department of Pathology, Mitokyodo General Hospital, Mito, Japan
Pathol Int 51:896-901. 2001..It is of particular interest that non-vascular smooth muscle cells were negative for HMB45, in contrast to renal and other extrarenal AML in which HMB45 immunoreactivity has been demonstrated in these cells...
Endomyometriosis arising in the uterosacral ligament: a case report including a literature review and immunohistochemical analysisS Matsuzaki
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology andPathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Pathol Int 50:493-6. 2000..A relatively high proliferating activity was also demonstrated in these cells by Ki-67 immunostaining. These findings suggest that the mass was hormone dependent and had a relatively rapid evolution...
Immunohistochemical distribution of chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor II in human tissuesT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Mol Cell Endocrinol 164:69-75. 2000..The widespread expression of COUP-TFII suggests that COUP-TFII may play an important role in the function and homeostasis of various human tissues and organs...
StAR and progesterone producing enzymes (3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and cholesterol side-chain cleavage cytochromes P450) in human epithelial ovarian carcinoma: immunohistochemical and real-time PCR studiesManar Abd-Elaziz
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine and Tohoku University Hospital, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980 8575, Japan
Cancer Sci 96:232-9. 2005....
Immunohistochemical expression of PTEN and beta-catenin for endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia in Japanese womenYoshiaki Norimatsu
Department of Pathology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama 710 8672, Japan
Ann Diagn Pathol 11:103-8. 2007..The combination of PTEN-negative/beta-catenin-positive results may become the reliable marker for detecting EIN...
Significance of pathological evaluation for lymphatic vessel invasion in invasive breast cancerMasahiro Ito
Department of Surgical Oncology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Breast Cancer 14:381-7. 2007..The aim of this study is to investigate the significance of LVI in invasive breast cancers, primarily using immunohistochemical lymphatic endothelial markers...
Vaginal tumors with histologic and immunocytochemical feature of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: two cases and review of the literatureS Nagase
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Int J Gynecol Cancer 17:928-33. 2007..Recognition of microscopic patterns and characteristic immunohistochemical phenotype, plus genetic study, is mandatory for establishing the correct diagnosis of GIST...
Conization by harmonic scalpel for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a clinicopathological studyJ Akahira
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Gynecol Obstet Invest 50:264-8. 2000..20 mm) than with LEEP (0.30 mm; p = 0.0006). This new method produced an ideal-shaped specimen without increasing complications and thermal artifacts compared with LEEP...
Primary ependymoma of the ovary: a case report and literature reviewT Takano
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Int J Gynecol Cancer 15:1138-41. 2005..Administration of etoposide-based chemotherapy along with cytoreductive surgery is a potential standard treatment for advanced ovarian ependymoma...
17Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and type 2 in human breast carcinoma: a correlation to clinicopathological parametersT Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Br J Cancer 82:518-23. 2000..This study suggests that 17beta-HSD type 1 plays an important role in the regulation of in situ oestradiol production in hormone-dependent breast carcinomas...
Pathological aspects of core needle biopsy for non-palpable breast lesionsShin Usami
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Breast Cancer 12:272-8. 2005..Several aspects of CNB remains controversial, such as diagnosing papillary lesions by CNB, problems regarding tumor cell displacement after CNB, and management of lobular neoplasia (LN) on CNB...
Progesterone receptor in non-small cell lung cancer--a potent prognostic factor and possible target for endocrine therapyHironori Ishibashi
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medical Technology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Cancer Res 65:6450-8. 2005..Therefore, progesterone therapy may be clinically effective in suppressing development of progesterone receptor-positive NSCLC patients...
Vasohibin-1 expression in endothelium of tumor blood vessels regulates angiogenesisTomoko Hosaka
Department of Vascular Biology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Am J Pathol 175:430-9. 2009....
Aromatase in human breast carcinoma as a key regulator of intratumoral sex steroid concentrationsTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, Sendai, Japan
Endocr J 55:455-63. 2008..Aromatase inhibitors may thus have additional antiproliferative effects through increasing local DHT concentration with estrogen deprivation...
Discerning malignancy in resected adrenocortical neoplasmsH Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryou machi, Aoba ku, Sendai, Japan 980 0872
Endocr Pathol 12:397-406. 2001....
Involvement of granule-mediated apoptosis in the cyclic changes of the normal human endometriumT Igarashi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku J Exp Med 193:13-25. 2001..The findings of this study suggest that granule-mediated apoptosis in endometrial glandular cells induced by NK cells expressing perforin and granzyme B may be associated with the onset of menstruation...
Expression of EBAG9/RCAS1 is associated with advanced disease in human epithelial ovarian cancerJ I Akahira
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Br J Cancer 90:2197-202. 2004..In conclusion, the wide distribution of EBAG9 and its relation to advanced disease suggest that this protein may play important roles in epithelial ovarian cancer...
Immunophenotypic alteration of the stromal component in minimal deviation adenocarcinoma ('adenoma malignum') and endocervical glandular hyperplasia: a study using oestrogen receptor and alpha-smooth muscle actin double immunostainingY Mikami
Department of Pathology, Jikei University Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Histopathology 46:130-6. 2005..To define the phenotypic alteration of the stromal component in association with destructive invasion which is a crucial feature in distinguishing minimal deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA) from benign endocervical glandular lesions...
Ovarian carcinoma recurring as carcinosarcomaS Moritani
Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Ohtsu, Shiga, Japan
Pathol Int 51:380-4. 2001..These findings suggest the possible histogenesis of carcinosarcoma of the ovary as progression and clonal evolution of endometrioid adenocarcinoma...
Cytogenetic abnormality 46,XX,add(21)(q11.2) in a patient with follicular dendritic cell sarcomaNaomi Suzuki
Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 186:54-7. 2008..Although this patient suffered from breast carcinoma 6 years after the onset of FDC sarcoma, the carcinoma showed different histological and phenotypic profiles...
Progesterone receptor subtypes in vascular smooth muscle cells of human aortaYasuhiro Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryomachi, Sendai, Japan
Endocr J 52:245-52. 2005..PR-B was equally expressed between male and female aorta, but PR-A was more abundant in female than in male aorta. This finding demonstrated that the status of PR subtype expression was associated with the difference of genders...
Utility of thin-layer preparations in the endometrial cytology: evaluation of benign endometrial lesionsYoshiaki Norimatsu
Department of Pathology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama 710 8602, Japan
Ann Diagn Pathol 12:103-11. 2008..Therefore, TLC preparation is a useful tool for the accurate and reliable diagnosis of normal endometrial phase and EGBD, because the preparation area is confined and identification of the target cell clumps is easy...
Expression of the steroid and xenobiotic receptor and its possible target gene, organic anion transporting polypeptide-A, in human breast carcinomaYasuhiro Miki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan
Cancer Res 66:535-42. 2006..These results suggest that SXR/hPXR and its target gene, such as OATP-A, may play important roles in the biology of human breast cancers...
Chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis of HER-2/neu status in breast carcinoma: application in screening of patients for trastuzumab (Herceptin) therapyH Kumamoto
Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Medicine and Bioregulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Pathol Int 51:579-84. 2001....
Glomus tumors with cystic changes around the ankleR Tachibana
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 121:540-3. 2001..Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells expressed SMA and HHF-35, indicating smooth muscle cell characters. The patient had no recurrence at 2 years after surgery...
Primary invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the colonK Sakamoto
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Histopathology 47:479-84. 2005..IMPC has been reported in breast, urinary bladder, ureter, lung and parotid gland but not in colon. We present the clinicopathological features of three cases of primary IMPC of the colon with a review of the literature...
Correlative association between circadian expression of mousePer2 gene and the proliferation of the neural stem cellsT Moriya
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1 3 5 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
Neuroscience 146:494-8. 2007..These results suggest that mPer2 might periodically suppress the proliferation of neural stem cells...
Non-functioning adrenocortical adenomas containing fat componentsT Yamada
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi Aobaku Sendai, Miyagi 980-8754, Japan
Clin Radiol 57:1034-7. 2002
Expression of estrogen-responsive finger protein (Efp) is associated with advanced disease in human epithelial ovarian cancerMichiko Sakuma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Gynecol Oncol 99:664-70. 2005..To understand the estrogenic action on ovarian cancer, we studied the relationships between Efp and ERs expressions and the correlations of Efp expression with clinicopathological parameters in epithelial ovarian cancer...
Usefulness of immunohistochemistry for differential diagnosis between benign and malignant breast lesionsTakuya Moriya
Department of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki 701 0192, Japan
Breast Cancer 16:173-8. 2009..It is important to use IHC with caution, and re-evaluation of histological findings on hematoxylin and eosin stain and clinicopathological correlation of each case is essential...
Estrogen-responsive finger protein as a new potential biomarker for breast cancerTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai, Miyagi ken, Japan
Clin Cancer Res 11:6148-54. 2005..In this study, we examined expression of Efp in breast carcinoma tissues and correlated these findings with various clinicopathologic variables...
In situ androgen producing enzymes in human prostate cancerYasuhiro Nakamura
Departments of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo machi, Sendai, Japan
Endocr Relat Cancer 12:101-7. 2005....
Bioabsorbable gelatin sheets latticed with polyglycolic acid can eliminate pericardial adhesionIchiro Yoshioka
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Ann Thorac Surg 84:864-70. 2007..This study was undertaken to evaluate the biomechanical property of the sheet and the preventive effect on pericardial adhesions after pericardial replacement in a canine model before its clinical applications...
Sudden infant death from dilated cardiomyopathy with endocardial fibroelastosisShirushi Takahashi
Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, 980 8575 Sendai, Japan
Leg Med (Tokyo) 10:277-80. 2008....
Recent advances in histopathology and immunohistochemistry of adrenocortical carcinomaHironobu Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine and Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Endocr Pathol 17:345-54. 2006....
In situ production of sex steroids in human breast carcinomaTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Med Mol Morphol 40:121-7. 2007....
Analysis of surrogate markers for target-specific therapy in breast carcinomas using archival materialsHironobu Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine and Tohoku University Hospital, 2 1 Seiryou machi, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Biomed Pharmacother 61:543-7. 2007....
Intracrinology of estrogens and androgens in breast carcinomaHironobu Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryou machi, Aoba ku, Sendai, Japan
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 108:181-5. 2008..However, intracrine mechanisms of androgens as well as their biological or clinical significance in the patients with breast cancer have not been fully elucidated in contrast to those in estrogens...
Promoter methylation status of the Cyclin D2 gene is associated with poor prognosis in human epithelial ovarian cancerMichiko Sakuma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku Sendai, 980 8574 Japan
Cancer Sci 98:380-6. 2007..021). Our results suggest that aberrant promoter methylation of the Cyclin D2 gene is significantly associated with patient prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer...
Androgens in human breast carcinomaTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology and Histotechnology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai, 980 8575, Japan
Med Mol Morphol 43:75-81. 2010..Therefore, androgenic actions may also be involved in apocrine features in breast carcinoma...
Endometrial glandular and stromal breakdown, part 1: cytomorphological appearanceKeiko Shimizu
Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Noe Hospital, Imperial Gift Foundation Inc, Osaka, Japan
Diagn Cytopathol 34:609-13. 2006....
New development in intracrinology of breast carcinomaHironobu Sasano
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Breast Cancer 13:129-36. 2006..Therefore, it will become very important to examine the intratumoral levels of 17beta-HSD type 1 and STS in the resected specimens of human breast carcinoma as potential targets of novel endocrine therapy in the near future...
Significance of irradiation in breast-conserving treatment: comparison of local recurrence rates in irradiated and nonirradiated groupsTakanori Ishida
Division of Surgical Oncology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, 980 8574, Japan
Int J Clin Oncol 13:12-7. 2008..It may also be necessary to include the patient age and margin condition as mandatory criteria for irradiation...
Serum antibody against granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and KL-6 in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosisMasayuki Nara
Department of Infectious and Respiratory Diseases, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku J Exp Med 208:349-54. 2006..On the contrary, KL-6 is an excellent marker for the assessment of the clinical course of I-PAP...
Analysis for localization of steroid sulfatase in human tissuesTakashi Suzuki
Departmen of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Methods Enzymol 400:303-16. 2005....
Intravenous extended liposarcoma arising from renal sinusMabumi Matsushita
Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Int J Urol 14:769-70. 2007..Pathological findings showed well-differentiated liposarcoma of the renal sinus. The tumor invaded to the right renal vein and the renal parenchyma...
3beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human aortaYasuhiro Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo-machi, Sendai, Japan
Endocr J 52:111-5. 2005..These findings all indicated that steroidogenesis via 3beta-HSD may occur in VSMCs of human aorta, possibly related to gender differences and/or the degree of atherosclerosis...
Thyroid metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinomaKouki Mori
Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Thyroid 15:176-7. 2005
Analysis of intrapulmonary vessels and epithelial-endothelial interactions in the human developing lungSumiko Maeda
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Lab Invest 82:293-301. 2002..Epithelial-endothelial interactions during lung development are considered very important in the establishment of the functional blood-gas interface...
Intracrine mechanism of estrogen synthesis in breast cancerTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Biomed Pharmacother 57:460-2. 2003....
Nuclear receptor DAX-1 in human common epithelial ovarian carcinoma: an independent prognostic factor of clinical outcomeManar Abd-Elaziz
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575
Cancer Sci 94:980-5. 2003..In conclusion, DAX-1 immunoreactivity is considered to be a new independent marker of poor prognosis or adverse clinical outcome in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma, possibly through altering in situ steroids production...
Adrenal carcinoma with a signal loss on chemical shift magnetic resonance imagingTakayuki Yamada
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital, 1 1 Seiryomachi, Aoba ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980 8574, Japan
J Comput Assist Tomogr 27:606-8. 2003..4 cm in largest diameter. It was surgically removed and diagnosed as adrenal carcinoma histopathologically. Two portions where clear cells were prominent were recognized. These areas probably contributed to the signal loss on CSI...
Case report: chronic expanding hematoma in the adrenal gland with pathologic correlationsTakayuki Yamada
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Miyati, Japan
J Comput Assist Tomogr 27:354-6. 2003..Awareness of this finding may prevent the misdiagnosis of a tumor as a neoplastic intratumoral hemorrhage...
Estrogen sulfotransferase and steroid sulfatase in human breast carcinomaTakashi Suzuki
Departments of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, 980 8575, Japan
Cancer Res 63:2762-70. 2003....
The correlation between the response to progestogen treatment and the expression of progesterone receptor B and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in human endometrial carcinomaHiroki Utsunomiya
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 58:696-703. 2003..However, details of the alterations of in situ oestrogen metabolism following progestogen treatment have yet to be fully elucidated...
Estrogen receptors (alpha and beta) and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and 2 in thyroid disorders: possible in situ estrogen synthesis and actionsWakako Kawabata
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Mod Pathol 16:437-44. 2003....
Severe acute interstitial pneumonia and gefitinibAkira Inoue
Department of Respiratory Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai, 980 8575, Toyko, Japan
Lancet 361:137-9. 2003..Physicians should be aware of the alveolar damage induced by gefitinib, especially for patients with these characteristic features...
Retinoid receptors in the developing human lungYuichiro Kimura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Clin Sci (Lond) 103:613-21. 2002..4+/-0.05-fold and 3.1+/-0.03-fold respectively; P <0.01), RAR-beta at distal sites (2.4+/-0.01-fold; P <0.05) and RAR-gamma at proximal sites (2.2+/-0.11-fold; P <0.05) were significantly higher in the fetus than in the adult...
Three-dimensional reconstruction and fractal geometric analysis of serrated adenomaMasahiro Iwabuchi
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 93:259-66. 2002..These distribution patterns of the proliferative zone of SA are considered to contribute to the formation of the characteristic serrated epithelia and the complicated morphological appearance of SA...
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder: Case report and review of the literatureKazuhiro Sakamoto
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Pathol Int 54:52-6. 2004..Based on these findings, this case was diagnosed as hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, which is generally a vary rare neoplasm in the literature, but should be included in the differential diagnosis of a mass in the gallbladder...
Gastrointestinal immunophenotype in adenocarcinomas of the uterine cervix and related glandular lesions: a possible link between lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia/pyloric gland metaplasia and 'adenoma malignum'Yoshiki Mikami
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medical Science, Sendai, Japan
Mod Pathol 17:962-72. 2004..p16INK4 immunohistochemistry appears to be a promising diagnostic tool, but pathologists should be aware of frequent negative staining in MDAs, which can be a source of erroneous diagnosis...
E4F1, a novel estrogen-responsive gene in possible atheroprotection, revealed by microarray analysisYasuhiro Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Am J Pathol 165:2019-31. 2004..E4F1 is therefore considered one of the estrogen-responsive genes involving ER alpha-mediated inhibition of VSMC proliferation and may play an important role in estrogen-related atheroprotection of human aorta...
Estrogen-related receptor alpha in human breast carcinoma as a potent prognostic factorTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Cancer Res 64:4670-6. 2004..Results from our study suggest that ERRalpha possibly modulates the expression of ERE-containing estrogen-responsive genes, and ERRalpha immunoreactivity is a potent prognostic factor in human breast carcinoma...
Estrogen receptors in atherosclerotic human aorta: inhibition of human vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by estrogensYasuhiro Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Mol Cell Endocrinol 219:17-26. 2004..Our study also indicates that decreased levels of ER, especially ERalpha, in the female atherosclerotic neointima may be associated with progression of atherosclerotic changes...
Primary vaginal adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowthMasafumi Toyoshima
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Gynecol Oncol 95:759-61. 2004..Primary vaginal adenosarcomas are extremely rare, and typical adenosarcomas are of low malignancy. However, aggressive forms with sarcomatous overgrowth have been reported, those appear to have a poor prognosis...
A case of primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the vaginaKousuke Yoshinaga
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Hum Pathol 35:1164-6. 2004..The patient is alive and well 40 months after treatment. Because the vagina is one of the mucosa-associated tissues, MALT lymphoma, though rare, must be included in the differential diagnosis of the vaginal neoplasms...
Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical studyClarissa De La Cruz
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Pathol Int 54:90-6. 2004..These results suggest that IMPCa is, at least, the same or more aggressive than lymph node positive cases of IDC-NOS. Hence, not only the high incidence of lymph node metastases but also distant, blood-borne metastases may be important...
Immunohistopathological and molecular genetic features of a case in which gastrointestinal stromal tumor recurred five timesTsukasa Inoue
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Pathol Int 54:196-200. 2004..These data indicated that 'morphologically appearing benign' tumors with lower proliferative parameters may also have the capacity of metastasis and recurrence...
Successful use of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) for ABO-incompatible living-related liver transplantationMasahiro Usuda
Division of Advanced Surgical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Transplantation 79:12-6. 2005..We used rituximab, which can eliminate B cells highly selectively, as an additional therapy for ABO-incompatible living-related liver transplantation...
In situ production of estrogens in human breast carcinomaTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Breast Cancer 9:296-302. 2002....
Nuclear cyclin B1 in human breast carcinoma as a potent prognostic factorTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai, Miyagi ken, 980 8575, Japan
Cancer Sci 98:644-51. 2007..Nuclear cyclin B1-positive breast carcinoma is resistant to adjuvant therapy, and nuclear cyclin B1 immunoreactivity is a potent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma patients...
Oncolytic viral therapy by bladder instillation using an E1A, E1B double-restricted adenovirus in an orthotopic bladder cancer modelHua Wang
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Urology 68:674-81. 2006..To investigate the therapeutic effect of AxdAdB-3, a double-restricted oncolytic adenovirus harboring a mutant E1A and an E1B-55KD deletion, on human bladder cancer cell lines and the SCID mouse model of orthotopic bladder cancer...
Systemic distribution of steroid sulfatase and estrogen sulfotransferase in human adult and fetal tissuesYasuhiro Miki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980 8575, Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:5760-8. 2002..We speculate that EST may play an important role in protecting peripheral tissues from possible excessive estrogenic effects...
Expression of androgen receptor and 5alpha-reductases in the human normal endometrium and its disordersKiyoshi Ito
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Int J Cancer 99:652-7. 2002..Androgenic actions may be also regulated predominantly by serum testosterone and not by DHT in endometrial hyperplasia because of the absence of 5alpha-reductases in the site of its actions...
Early growth responsive gene 3 in human breast carcinoma: a regulator of estrogen-meditated invasion and a potent prognostic factorTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
Endocr Relat Cancer 14:279-92. 2007..These results suggest that EGR3 plays an important role in estrogen-meditated invasion and is an independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma...
Differential expression of progesterone receptor isoforms A and B in the normal ovary, and in benign, borderline, and malignant ovarian tumorsJun ichi Akahira
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8574, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 93:807-15. 2002..These results suggest that down-regulation of PRA is associated with the development of ovarian epithelial carcinoma...
5Alpha-reductase type 1 and aromatase in breast carcinoma as regulators of in situ androgen productionTakashi Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Int J Cancer 120:285-91. 2007..Aromatase inhibitors may be more effective in these patients, possibly due to increasing local DHT concentration with estrogen deprivation...
