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  1. ncbi Increased expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 in DMBA-induced hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis and chemopreventive effect of a selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib
    Norihiko Nishimura
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
    J Oral Pathol Med 33:614-21. 2004
  2. ncbi The subcutaneous cervicofacial flap revisited
    William G Austen
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Ann Plast Surg 62:149-53. 2009
  3. ncbi Deep plane cervicofacial flap: a useful and versatile technique in head and neck surgery
    Swee T Tan
    Head and Neck and Skull Base Surgery Oncology Programme, Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit, Hutt Hospital, Private Bag 31907, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Head Neck 28:46-55. 2006
  4. ncbi Including the platysma muscle in a cervicofacial skin rotation flap to enhance blood supply for reconstruction of vast orbital and cheek defects: anatomical considerations and surgical technique
    S G Hakim
    Department Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 38:1316-9. 2009
  5. ncbi [Which treatment for the malar bags?]
    R Rossarie
    Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, plastique et esthétique, centre hospitalier intercommunal R Ballanger, Boulevard Robert Ballanger, Aulnay sous Bois, France
    Ann Chir Plast Esthet 54:57-70. 2009
  6. ncbi Retinoblastoma presenting with a cheek mass
    Ayotunde Ajaiyeoba
    Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
    J Natl Med Assoc 97:1553-5. 2005
  7. ncbi Bipaddle pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in reconstructing full thickness defects of cheek: a review of 47 cases
    Quazi Ghazwan Ahmad
    Plastic, Reconstructive and Microsurgical Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 59:166-73. 2006
  8. ncbi The neem limonoids azadirachtin and nimbolide inhibit hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis by modulating xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, DNA damage, antioxidants, invasion and angiogenesis
    Ramamurthi Vidya Priyadarsini
    Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
    Free Radic Res 43:492-504. 2009
  9. ncbi Angioleiomyoma: an unusual diagnosis for a lump in the cheek
    Helen McParland
    Department Oral Medicine, King s College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 47:641-2. 2009
  10. ncbi Contribution of active membrane processes to conducted hyperpolarization in arterioles of hamster cheek pouch
    Glenis J Crane
    The John B. Piercy Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Microcirculation 11:425-33. 2004

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  1. ncbi Increased expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 in DMBA-induced hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis and chemopreventive effect of a selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib
    Norihiko Nishimura
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
    J Oral Pathol Med 33:614-21. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The COX-2 expression was increased during hamster cheek pouch chemical carcinogenesis...
  2. ncbi The subcutaneous cervicofacial flap revisited
    William G Austen
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Ann Plast Surg 62:149-53. 2009
    ..Over a 20-year period, we reviewed all patients who underwent subcutaneous cervicofacial flaps for cheek defects to analyze complications and results...
  3. ncbi Deep plane cervicofacial flap: a useful and versatile technique in head and neck surgery
    Swee T Tan
    Head and Neck and Skull Base Surgery Oncology Programme, Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit, Hutt Hospital, Private Bag 31907, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Head Neck 28:46-55. 2006
    Large oncosurgical defects of the cheek present a challenging reconstructive problem, especially when skin resections are combined with other procedures such as parotidectomy and/or neck dissection.
  4. ncbi Including the platysma muscle in a cervicofacial skin rotation flap to enhance blood supply for reconstruction of vast orbital and cheek defects: anatomical considerations and surgical technique
    S G Hakim
    Department Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 38:1316-9. 2009
    ..The surgical procedures led to sufficient and successful reconstruction of the orbital and cheek region...
  5. ncbi [Which treatment for the malar bags?]
    R Rossarie
    Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, plastique et esthétique, centre hospitalier intercommunal R Ballanger, Boulevard Robert Ballanger, Aulnay sous Bois, France
    Ann Chir Plast Esthet 54:57-70. 2009
    ..So the surgeon will be able to choose the most adapted treatment, which is most often a midface sub-periosteal lift associated with a blepharoplasty...
  6. ncbi Retinoblastoma presenting with a cheek mass
    Ayotunde Ajaiyeoba
    Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
    J Natl Med Assoc 97:1553-5. 2005
    ..of a case of retinoblastoma that mimicked Burkitt's lymphoma by presenting with a left proptosis and a right cheek mass...
  7. ncbi Bipaddle pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in reconstructing full thickness defects of cheek: a review of 47 cases
    Quazi Ghazwan Ahmad
    Plastic, Reconstructive and Microsurgical Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 59:166-73. 2006
    We present a series of reconstruction of 47 patients with large full thickness cheek defects secondary to cancer ablative surgery. All patients were reconstructed primarily by bipaddle pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap...
  8. ncbi The neem limonoids azadirachtin and nimbolide inhibit hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis by modulating xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, DNA damage, antioxidants, invasion and angiogenesis
    Ramamurthi Vidya Priyadarsini
    Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
    Free Radic Res 43:492-504. 2009
    ..On a comparative basis, nimbolide was found to be a more potent antioxidant and chemopreventive agent and offers promise as a candidate agent in multitargeted prevention and treatment of cancer...
  9. ncbi Angioleiomyoma: an unusual diagnosis for a lump in the cheek
    Helen McParland
    Department Oral Medicine, King s College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 47:641-2. 2009
    ..Deep dissection to excise the mass completely caused no damage to nerves and there has been no recurrence...
  10. ncbi Contribution of active membrane processes to conducted hyperpolarization in arterioles of hamster cheek pouch
    Glenis J Crane
    The John B. Piercy Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Microcirculation 11:425-33. 2004
    ..membrane potential were made from either the smooth muscle or endothelial cell layer of arterioles of the hamster cheek pouch in vivo...
  11. ncbi Capillary-based fully integrated and automated system for nanoliter polymerase chain reaction analysis directly from cheek cells
    Y He
    Ames Laboratory-US Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 50011, USA
    J Chromatogr A 924:271-84. 2001
    ..and automated system based on capillary fluidics has been developed for nanoliter DNA analysis directly from cheek cells...
  12. ncbi Immunohistochemical detection of matrix metalloproteinase-1 in the periodontal ligament of equine cheek teeth
    M Warhonowicz
    Institute of Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, D 30173 Hannover, Germany
    Tissue Cell 39:369-76. 2007
    The hypsodont equine cheek tooth erupts continuously throughout life. The collagen fibers of the periodontal ligament (PDL) have to remodel constantly to allow the tooth to move in an occlusal direction...
  13. ncbi Three-dimensional endoscopic midface enhancement: a personal quest for the ideal cheek rejuvenation
    Oscar M Ramirez
    Plastic Surgery Division of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 109:329-40; discussion 341-9. 2002
    ..This provides a volumetric cheek augmentation and improvement of the jowl...
  14. ncbi Fructose diet and VEGF-induced plasma extravasation in hamster cheek pouch
    Michel Feletou
    Département Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques Institut de Recherches Servier, 92150 Suresnes, France
    Acta Pharmacol Sin 24:207-11. 2003
    To determine in the hamster cheek pouch whether or not the changes in plasma extravasation induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) could be affected by fructose diet.
  15. ncbi Involvement of the 5-lipoxygenase/leukotriene A4 hydrolase pathway in 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced oral carcinogenesis in hamster cheek pouch, and inhibition of carcinogenesis by its inhibitors
    Zheng Sun
    Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, NC 27707, USA
    Carcinogenesis 27:1902-8. 2006
    ..A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) pathway of AA metabolism in 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis...
  16. ncbi Donor-site morbidity in buccal mucosa urethroplasty: lower lip or inner cheek?
    Stefan Kamp
    Department of Urology, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
    BJU Int 96:619-23. 2005
    To evaluate donor-site complications of buccal mucosa urethroplasty and whether there is a difference in morbidity between harvesting the mucosa graft from the inner cheek or the lower lip.
  17. ncbi Accurate and anatomic midface filler injection by using cheek implants as an injection template
    Joseph Niamtu
    Dermatol Surg 34:93-5; discussion 96. 2008
  18. ncbi The supernumerary cheek tooth in tabby/EDA mice-a reminiscence of the premolar in mouse ancestors
    R Peterkova
    Department of Teratology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences CR, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
    Arch Oral Biol 50:219-25. 2005
    A supernumerary cheek tooth occurs mesially to the first molar in tabby/EDA (Ta) mice affected by hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia...
  19. ncbi Bilateral cheek-to-nose advancement flap: an alternative to the paramedian forehead flap for reconstruction of the nose
    M Sand
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Kranken Anstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, German
    Acta Chir Plast 49:67-70. 2007
    ..The paramedian forehead flap is one commonly used technique. In this study we describe the bilateral cheek-to-nose advancement flap as an alternative to the paramedian forehead flap in patients with strong nasolabial ..
  20. ncbi New split scar cheek flap in reconstruction of noma sequelae
    T S Kühnel
    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, D 93042 Regensburg, Germany
    Br J Plast Surg 56:528-33. 2003
    The use of a split-scar cheek flap is demonstrated for restoration of lining in reconstructing the oral commissure in cases of noma.
  21. ncbi Effects of respiratory timing and cheek support on resistance measurements, before and after bronchodilation in asthmatic children using the interrupter technique
    Irene Hadjikoumi
    Paediatric Department, Guy s and St Thomas Hospital, Guy s, King s, St Thomas School of Medicine, King s College, London, UK
    Pediatr Pulmonol 36:495-501. 2003
    ..b>Cheek support improved the correlation with all the lung function results, both in inspiratory and expiratory ..
  22. ncbi Insight into the mechanisms underlying tumor response to boron neutron capture therapy in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model
    Romina F Aromando
    Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Oral Pathol Med 38:448-54. 2009
    The therapeutic success of different boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) protocols employing the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model has been previously reported by our laboratory...
  23. ncbi Effects of Spirulina platensis extract on Syrian hamster cheek pouch mucosa painted with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
    Mohammed E Grawish
    Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
    Oral Oncol 44:956-62. 2008
    ..Consequently, S. platensis is an adjunctive means to inhibit the dysplastic changes occurring in the hamster cheek pouch (HCP) mucosa. However, more research is needed to expand its beneficial action.
  24. ncbi Characterization of adenosine receptors mediating the vasodilator effects of adenosine receptor agonists in the microvasculature of the hamster cheek pouch in vivo
    J Nicholls
    School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
    Auton Autacoid Pharmacol 22:209-14. 2002
    ..study was to characterize the adenosine receptor mediating vasodilation in the microvasculature of the hamster cheek pouch in vivo...
  25. ncbi Apoptosis, proliferation and p12(doc-1) profiles in normal, dysplastic and malignant squamous epithelium of the Syrian hamster cheek pouch model
    Yohko Kohno
    Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Oral Oncol 38:274-80. 2002
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  26. ncbi Solitary fibrous tumour of the mouth: report of two cases involving the tongue and cheek
    P A Vargas
    Department of Oral Pathology, University of Campinas, Dental School, Piracicaba SP, Brazil
    Oral Dis 8:111-5. 2002
    ..Case 1 was a 3 cm nodule on the right cheek. Hypo and hypercellular adjacent areas were mainly patternless, and the stroma was formed by thin collagen fibrils...
  27. ncbi Evaluation of chlorin p6 for photodynamic treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in the hamster cheek pouch model
    Alok Dube
    Biomedical Applications Section, Centre for Advanced Technology, Rajendra Nagar, PO CAT, Indore, MP 452 013, India
    Oral Oncol 42:77-82. 2006
    We studied pharmacokinetics and tumor response to photodynamic therapy (PDT) using chlorin p6 (CP6) in hamster cheek pouch model. CP6 was administered either intraperitoneally (IP) at a dose of 1...
  28. ncbi Detection of temporal lobe spikes: comparing nasopharyngeal, cheek and anterior temporal electrodes to simultaneous subdural recordings
    Maeike Zijlmans
    Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, F02 201, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Neurophysiol 119:1771-7. 2008
    To compare nasopharyngeal (NP), cheek and anterior temporal (AT) electrodes for the detection yield and localization of interictal spikes in temporal lobe epilepsy.
  29. ncbi Subcutaneous benign fibrous histiocytoma of the cheek. Case report and review of the literature
    C E Skoulakis
    Department of Otolaryngology, General Hospital of Volo, Greece
    Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 27:90-3. 2007
    ..A 19-year-old male presented with a painless swelling on the right cheek. Detailed clinical and laboratory examinations were performed...
  30. ncbi Serum, cheek cell and breast milk fatty acid compositions in infants with atopic and non-atopic eczema
    K Laitinen
    Department of Paediatrics, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
    Clin Exp Allergy 36:166-73. 2006
    ..The major theory implicating diet with allergic diseases is associated with altered food consumption and subsequent changes in fatty acid composition...
  31. ncbi Hamsters chewing betel quid or areca nut directly show a decrease in body weight and survival rates with concomitant epithelial hyperplasia of cheek pouch
    Chun-Pin Chiang
    Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, Graduate Institute of Clinical Dental Science, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, No. 1 Chang-Te Street, Taipei 100
    Oral Oncol 40:720-7. 2004
    ..Hamsters fed with AN for 18 months showed hyperkeratosis in 80% and acanthosis in 50% of cheek pouches...
  32. ncbi Increased apoptosis during morphogenesis of the lower cheek teeth in tabby/EDA mice
    T Boran
    Department of Teratology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the CR, Prague, Czech Republic
    J Dent Res 84:228-33. 2005
    ..histological sections and computer-aided 3D reconstructions, we investigated epithelial apoptosis in the lower cheek dentition at embryonic days 14.5-17.5...
  33. ncbi Evaluation of a calcium hydroxylapatite-based implant (Radiesse) for facial soft-tissue augmentation
    David A Jansen
    Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 118:22S-30S, discussion 31S-33S. 2006
    ..The authors sought to evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy and safety of a calcium hydroxylapatite-based filler (Radiesse) for facial soft-tissue augmentation...
  34. ncbi Improvements in cheek volume in lipoatrophic individuals switching away from thymidine nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    P Benn
    Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Mortimer Market Centre, Camden PCT, off Capper Street, London WC1E 6JB, UK
    HIV Med 10:351-5. 2009
    ..Facial changes cannot be assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans. There are limited objective data on the reversibility of facial lipoatrophy...
  35. ncbi Parallel frequency-domain optical coherence tomography scatter-mode imaging of the hamster cheek pouch using a thermal light source
    R N Graf
    Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Opt Lett 33:1285-7. 2008
    ..frequency-domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) system to generate a scatter-mode image of the hamster cheek pouch epithelium...
  36. ncbi Reconstruction of cheek defects: a review of current techniques
    Nathan Jowett
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 18:244-54. 2010
    The article discusses the fundamental principles of cheek reconstruction and summarizes recently published techniques and reviews in the field.
  37. ncbi Multiple dermoid cysts on the cheek
    K Niitsuma
    Br J Dermatol 152:1387-9. 2005
  38. ncbi Photodynamic therapy of early squamous cell carcinoma with tetra(m-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin: optimal drug-light interval
    S Andrejevic Blant
    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery CHUV Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Br J Cancer 76:1021-8. 1997
    ..A Syrian hamster cheek pouch tumour model was used in these experiments...
  39. ncbi Improvement of neck and cheek laxity with a nonablative radiofrequency device: a lifting experience
    Tina S Alster
    Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, 2311 M Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Dermatol Surg 30:503-7; discussion 507. 2004
    OBJECTIVE: Laxity of cheek and neck skin is a common cosmetic complaint of patients as they age. Improvement of skin laxity can be difficult to achieve without invasive surgical lifting procedures...
  40. ncbi Detecting precancerous lesions in the hamster cheek pouch using spectroscopic white-light optical coherence tomography to assess nuclear morphology via spectral oscillations
    Robert N Graf
    Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 136 Hudson Hall, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Biomed Opt 14:064030. 2009
    ..tomography (OCT) measurements and applied it to probe nuclear morphology in tissue samples drawn from the hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis model...
  41. ncbi Arteriolar smooth muscle Ca2+ dynamics during blood flow control in hamster cheek pouch
    Johan Fredrik Brekke
    The John B. Pierce Laboratory and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 290 Congress Ave, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
    J Appl Physiol 101:307-15. 2006
    ..Aparenchymal segments of second-order arterioles (diameter 35 +/- 2 microm) were prepared in the superfused cheek pouch of anesthetized hamsters (n = 18) and perifused with the ratiometric dye fura PE-3 (AM) to load SMC (1 ..
  42. ncbi Bobbing along on the crest of a wave: NO ascends hamster cheek pouch arterioles
    Ingrid Fleming
    Circ Res 93:9-11. 2003
  43. ncbi Extra-abdominal fibromatosis of the cheek: report of a case
    Satoko Koeda
    Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63:1222-6. 2005
  44. ncbi Photodynamic therapy for premalignant lesions in DMBA-treated hamsters: a preliminary study
    J S Kingsbury
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine 14214, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 55:376-81; discussion 381-2. 1997
    ..The aim of this investigation was to determine if this premalignant tissue could be selectively destroyed by systemically administered Photofrin activated by 630 nm red light via an argon dye laser...
  45. ncbi Carcinogenic effects of MGP-7 and B[a]P on the hamster cheek pouch
    Jimi Lynn Brandon
    The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Carcinogenesis, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
    Toxicol Pathol 37:733-40. 2009
    ..the carcinogenic effects of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and manufactured gas plant (MGP) residues on the hamster cheek pouch (HCP)...
  46. ncbi Cheek and eyelid reconstruction: the resurrection of the angle rotation flap
    Sean Boutros
    Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 116:1425-30; discussion 1431-3. 2005
    BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of larger cheek and eyelid defects may pose a dilemma for surgeons, since flaps used in reconstruction may be difficult to design, be unreliable, require extensive dissection, and result in neck scarring...
  47. ncbi Prospective, open-label, 18-month trial of calcium hydroxylapatite (Radiesse) for facial soft-tissue augmentation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated lipoatrophy: one-year durability
    Stacey L Silvers
    Chelsea Eye and Cosmetic Surgery Associates, New York, NY 10011, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 118:34S-45S. 2006
    ..It demonstrates an excellent safety profile, causes immediate augmentation of the soft tissues, and appears to provide relatively long-lasting improvement in appearance, with very high patient satisfaction...
  48. ncbi Cheek and inferior eyelid reconstruction after skin cancer ablation
    William L Murillo
    Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Clin Plast Surg 31:49-67. 2004
    ..Attempts should be made to reduce scarring in the central face as seen in the frontal view. Respecting these principles will allow for reconstruction of the largest facial unit in a manner acceptable to the patient...
  49. ncbi [HPV-associated carcinoma of the buccal mucosa in a female patient with cicatricial mucosal pemphigoid]
    C Blazek
    , , Pauwelsstr. 30, 502074, Aachen
    Hautarzt 58:388-90. 2007
  50. ncbi Reconstruction of concomitant lip and cheek through-and-through defects with combined free flap and an advancement flap from the remaining lip
    Seng Feng Jeng
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    Plast Reconstr Surg 113:491-8. 2004
    ..b>Cheek defects ranged from 15 x 12 cm to 4 x 3 cm, and intraoral defects ranged from 14 x 8 cm to 5 x 4 cm in size...
  51. ncbi Laser-assisted low-dose retinoic acid in oral cancer chemoprevention
    Mark Driver
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Laryngoscope 115:283-6. 2005
    ..STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, prospective study in a hamster model. METHODS: Dysplastic lesions were induced in the cheek pouches of 48 hamsters by painting with topical 9,10-dimethl-1,2-benzanthrancene (DMBA)...
  52. ncbi Buccal mucosal transposition flap for reconstruction of oropharyngeal-oral cavity defects: an analysis of six cases
    F Oberna
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saint Rókus Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 99:550-3. 2005
    ..The goal should be to employ the simplest surgical reconstructive method, resulting in the best functional result and allowing for later complex oncotherapy...
  53. ncbi The J-plasty advancement flap for reconstruction of malar cheek defects
    David J Kouba
    Dermatol Surg 30:78-80; discussion 80. 2004
  54. ncbi The facial artery perforator flap for reconstruction of perioral defects
    Stefan O P Hofer
    Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Plast Reconstr Surg 115:996-1003; discussion 1004-5. 2005
    ..The concept of the facial artery perforator flap was developed to gain more freedom for reconstruction of perioral defects. Single perforators of the facial artery should supply a large area of facial skin for a pedicled perforator flap...
  55. ncbi Anchored rotation flap for infraorbital cheek reconstruction: a case series
    Kord Honda
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-6524, USA
    Dermatol Surg 33:516-20. 2007
  56. ncbi Use of polar decomposition for the diagnosis of oral precancer
    Jungrae Chung
    Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California 92612, USA
    Appl Opt 46:3038-45. 2007
    ..Our results indicate that polarimetry has potential as a method for the in vivo early detection and diagnosis of oral premalignancy...
  57. ncbi Selectivity of the photosensitiser Tookad for photodynamic therapy evaluated in the Syrian golden hamster cheek pouch tumour model
    F Borle
    Institute of Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Br J Cancer 89:2320-6. 2003
    The response to photodynamic therapy (PDT) with the photosensitiser (PS) Tookad was measured in the Syrian hamster cheek pouch model on normal mucosae and chemically induced squamous cell carcinoma...
  58. ncbi Lesion of the buccal mucosa. Carcinoma
    John E Fantasia
    Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Dental Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    Gen Dent 51:288, 290. 2003
  59. ncbi Aesthetic outcome of sliding island flap for reconstruction of cheek after tumour ablation
    Mohammad Asif
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, PGMI Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 17:15-8. 2005
    ..The objective of this study was to report the aesthetic results of sliding island flap on the cheek. METHODS: This study was carried in the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Postgraduate Medical ..
  60. ncbi [Detection of induced neoplastic lesions in the oral mucosa of hamsters using fluorescence spectroscopy]
    Landulfo Silveira
    Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Universidade do Vale do Paraiba, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP
    Rev Assoc Med Bras 50:297-301. 2004
    ..This work analyzes use of the Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy technique for characterization of normal and neoplastic tissue in the oral mucosa of hamsters, with potential to diagnose neoplastic tissue in vivo...
  61. ncbi [The myo-mucosal buccinator island flap: indications and limits for the reconstruction of deficits of the buccal cavity of the oropharynx]
    Philippe Ceruse
    Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico faciale, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite, Lyon, France
    J Otolaryngol 35:404-7. 2006
    ....
  62. ncbi Locally advanced cheek carcinoma; radical surgery and reconstruction of though and through defects
    Adel T Denewer
    The Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center, Mansoura University
    J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 18:141-6. 2006
    Squamous cell carcinoma of the cheek is a locoregionally aggressive tumor. Radical resection may be curative in cases of large tumor without distant metastases. We reviewed forty eight consecutive cases of Sq.c.c...
  63. ncbi Innervated buccal musculomucosal flap for wider vermilion and orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction
    Zhenmin Zhao
    Plastic Surgery Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinese Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    Plast Reconstr Surg 116:846-52. 2005
  64. ncbi Neck-to-cheek transposition flap for a large cheek defect
    Karen Rebecca Suchin
    Skin and Laser Surgery Center of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
    Dermatol Surg 30:1275-7. 2004
  65. ncbi Topical application of photofrin for photodynamic diagnosis of oral neoplasms
    Cheng Jen Chang
    Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    Plast Reconstr Surg 115:1877-86. 2005
    ..Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) with protoporphyrin IX fluorescence as a new diagnostic procedure: photodynamic diagnosis for the detection of hyperplastic and malignant changes in oral tissue...
  66. ncbi Clavipectoral osteomyocutaneous free flap in oromandibular reconstruction
    Hadi Seikaly
    Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    J Otolaryngol 36:186-90. 2007
    ..We recently described the clavipectoral osteocutaneous flap for mandibular reconstruction. This flap encompasses the clavicle and the clavicular head of the pectoralis major with overlying skin...
  67. ncbi Antitumor effects of hydroxycamptothecin-loaded poly[ethylene glycol]-poly [gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate] micelles against oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Xue Qiang Ding
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510080, P R China
    Oncol Res 16:313-23. 2007
    ..The golden hamster cheek pouch squamous cell carcinoma model was employed for in vivo studies; encapsulated lactone and open ring-..
  68. ncbi Current concepts in cheek reconstruction
    Steven D Pletcher
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, 2330 Post Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
    Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 13:267-81, vi. 2005
    For cutaneous cheek defects, the reconstructive surgeon should strive to optimize tissue match and scar camouflage while minimizing the distortion to neighboring facial landmarks...
  69. ncbi Reconstruction of a large surgical defect on the lower eyelid and infraorbital cheek
    Alysa R Herman
    Department of Dermatology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
    Dermatol Surg 31:689-91. 2005
    An 83-year-old white woman was referred for Mohs micrographic surgery of a lentigo maligna on the left malar cheek. The tumor was completely removed in four stages, leaving an irregularly shaped defect that measured 3.8 x 4...
  70. ncbi Bipaddled radial forearm flap for the reconstruction of bilateral buccal defects in oral submucous fibrosis
    J T Lee
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 36:615-9. 2007
    ..9 mm. A bipaddled radial forearm flap, using a single donor site, can cover two separate buccal defects after release of oral submucosal fibrosis and obviate the need for a second free flap...
  71. ncbi One-stage reconstruction of a large defect of the lower lip and oral commissure
    Makoto Yamauchi
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu cho, Hirosaki 036 8216, Japan
    Br J Plast Surg 58:614-8. 2005
    ..For the cutaneous defects, in one a local flap was elevated from the adjacent cheek and in the other a turned over area of the forearm flap was used...
  72. ncbi Functional lower lip reconstruction with bilateral cheek advancement flaps: revisitation of Webster method with a minor modification in the technique
    Gottfried Wechselberger
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbrug, Innsbruck, Austria
    Aesthetic Plast Surg 26:423-8. 2002
    Major defects of the lower lip have been repaired in many ways. Of these, some employed flaps from the chin, cheek or upper lip. Some of these procedures employed flaps without regard for the facial grooves or landmarks...
  73. ncbi The mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in DMBA-induced hamster buccal-pouch carcinomas using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
    Yuk-Kwan Chen
    Oral Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
    J Oral Pathol Med 31:82-6. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that increased iNOS mRNA expression could contribute to the mechanism for experimentally induced oral carcinogenesis...
  74. ncbi Functional and aesthetic reconstruction of full-thickness cheek, oral commissure and vermilion
    S Yokoo
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    J Craniomaxillofac Surg 29:344-50. 2001
    PURPOSE: This paper presents surgical techniques for reconstruction of the cheek, oral commissure and vermillion in the repair of full-thickness cheek defects after resection of buccal-mucosal squamous cell carcinoma...
  75. ncbi Cancer of the buccal mucosa: are margins and T-stage accurate predictors of local control?
    E Sieczka
    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    Am J Otolaryngol 22:395-9. 2001
    ....
  76. ncbi Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: an aggressive cancer requiring multimodality treatment
    Chun-Shu Lin
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325 Section 2 Cheng-Kong Rd, Nei-Hu, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Head Neck 28:150-7. 2006
    ....
  77. ncbi Microsurgical reconstruction of the buccal mucosa
    B S Lutz
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    Clin Plast Surg 28:339-47, ix. 2001
    ..This article addresses the reconstruction of the buccal mucosa, which is necessary after tumor resection and contracture release...
  78. ncbi Homogeneous boron targeting of heterogeneous tumors for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT): chemical analyses in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model
    Elisa M Heber
    Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Av. General Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martin, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Arch Oral Biol 51:922-9. 2006
    ..in different portions of tumour, precancerous tissue around tumour and normal pouch tissue in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model...
  79. ncbi Gene expression of differentiation-specific keratins in oral epithelial dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma
    B K Bloor
    Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Dental Institute, Guy's Hospital, SE1 9RT, London, UK
    Oral Oncol 37:251-61. 2001
    ....
  80. ncbi Cancer induction in the DMBA hamster cheek pouch: a modified technique using a promoter
    M K Wani
    Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis 38163, USA
    Laryngoscope 111:204-6. 2001
    ..DMBA) sustained-release suture technique followed by arecaidine promotion in the hamster cheek pouch model. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, controlled animal study...
  81. ncbi Lower lip and vermilion reconstruction with buccal musculomucosal flap combined with V-Y plasty after malignant tumor excision
    Ichiro Ono
    Department of Dermatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
    Plast Reconstr Surg 117:133e-139e. 2006
  82. ncbi Fibroblast growth factor-2 expression during experimental oral carcinogenesis. Its possible role in the induction of pre-malignant fibrosis
    A R Raimondi
    Oral Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Oral Pathol Med 35:212-7. 2006
    ..We herein evaluated the role of FGF-2 in the pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model...
  83. ncbi Squamous cell carcinomas arising from different types of oral epithelia differ in their tumor and patient characteristics and survival
    Jaana Rautava
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Lemminkaisenkatu 2, FIN 20520 Turku, Finland
    Oral Oncol 43:911-9. 2007
    ..It would seem to be meaningful to investigate the molecular characteristics of the different types of oral epithelium in order to elucidate possible differences in their susceptibility to malignant transformation...
  84. ncbi Mandible augmentation for osseointegrated implants using tissue engineering strategies
    Ming-Huei Cheng
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
    Plast Reconstr Surg 118:1e-4e. 2006
  85. ncbi Release and free flap reconstruction for trismus that develops after previous intraoral reconstruction
    Samir Mardini
    Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and the Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Plast Reconstr Surg 118:102-7. 2006
    ....
  86. ncbi Establishment and characterization of a tumorigenic cell line from areca quid and tobacco smoke-associated buccal carcinoma
    Sang Heng Kok
    School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 43:639-47. 2007
    ..It is thought that the establishment of tumorigenic TW2.6 cell line provides a valuable model for AQ and tobacco smoke-associated buccal carcinoma...
  87. ncbi Double-skin paddle perforator flap from the lateral lower leg for reconstruction of through-and-through cheek defect - a report of two cases
    D J Loeffelbein
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum Langendreer, In der Schornau 23 25, D 44892 Bochum, Germany
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 35:1016-20. 2006
    Extensive defects after ablative surgery of oral cancer, involving exterior skin of the cheek, demand for complex reconstruction...
  88. ncbi [Anterolateral thigh perforator flaps for facial reconstruction after tumour surgery]
    Alexander Gaggl
    Abteilung für Mund, Kiefer und Gesichtschirurgie, Landeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt, St Veiterstrasse 47, A 9020, Klagenfurt, Osterreich
    Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 10:315-23. 2006
    ..In the following study our experiences with microvascular anterolateral thigh perforator flaps (ALTPF) in reconstruction of the face following ablative tumour surgery are described and discussed in comparison to the present literature...
  89. ncbi S-allylcysteine, a garlic constituent, inhibits 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis
    S Balasenthil
    Department of Biochemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
    Nutr Cancer 40:165-72. 2001
    ..We suggest that SAC exerts its chemopreventive effects by modulating lipid peroxidation and enhancing antioxidant activities in the target organ as well as in the liver and circulation...
  90. ncbi Novel use of ultrasound-guided surface marking of head and neck tumors invading facial skin
    Suk Y Ng
    Oral Radiology, Guy s, King s and St Thomas Dental Institute, London
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 101:499-504. 2006
    ..The patients remained tumor-free for more than 3 years. Ultrasound imaging therefore shows good potential for planning surgical resection with a safe margin and for aiding decisions on donor site and type of flap for reconstruction...
  91. ncbi 'Turbaned' forehead flap
    Surinder Makkar
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 61:594-5. 2008
  92. ncbi Differential expression of cornified cell envelope precursors in normal skin, intraorally transplanted skin and normal oral mucosa
    F Katou
    Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tohoku University Schools of Dentistry and Medicine 4 1 Seiryo machi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    Br J Dermatol 148:898-905. 2003
    ..Skin flaps have routinely been used as substitutes for oral mucosa after extensive resection of oral tissues. However, it remains unknown how the transplanted skin flaps perform as a host defence in the new environment of the oral cavity...
  93. ncbi Repair of a large surgical defect involving the lower lid, cheek, and temporal region
    Alessandro Zaccagna
    Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, University of Torino Medical School, U.O. Dermatological Surgery, Candiolo, Italy
    Dermatol Surg 29:182-4. 2003
  94. ncbi Biodistribution of a carborane-containing porphyrin as a targeting agent for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of oral cancer in the hamster cheek pouch
    Erica L Kreimann
    Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Avenida del Libertador 8250, Buenos Aires 1429, Argentina
    Arch Oral Biol 48:223-32. 2003
    ..In previous studies, we proposed and validated the hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer for BNCT studies, proved that absolute and relative uptake of the clinically employed ..
  95. ncbi The temporal fasciocutaneous island flap for oncologic oral and facial reconstruction
    Raphael Lopez
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Purpan, Toulouse, France
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61:1150-5. 2003
    ..The anatomic basis and surgical technique are described. The flap was used for mucosal reconstruction after cheek or maxillary resection...
  96. ncbi Oral epithelial dysplasia: clinical characteristics of western European residents
    M A Jaber
    Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, UCL, University of London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK
    Oral Oncol 39:589-96. 2003
    ..Oral epithelial dysplasia is likely to manifest as a solitary white patch, but it is not possible to accurately predict the likely degree of dysplasia from the clinical features of such lesions...
  97. ncbi Functional reconstruction of complex lip and cheek defect with free composite anterolateral thigh flap and vascularized fascia
    Yur Ren Kuo
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Head Neck 30:1001-6. 2008
    Extensive composite defects involving the lip and cheek present difficult reconstructive challenges...
  98. ncbi Autofluorescence spectroscopy for in vivo diagnosis of DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch pre-cancers and cancers
    Chih-Yu Wang
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, I-Shou University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Oral Pathol Med 32:18-24. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the autofluorescence spectroscopy technique is a useful diagnostic tool for in vivo diagnosis of oral pre-cancers and cancers in DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis model...
  99. ncbi Chemoprevention of oral cancer by black raspberries
    Bruce C Casto
    Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Anticancer Res 22:4005-15. 2002
    ..In the study reported herein, the hamster cheek pouch (HCP) was used to evaluate the ability of black raspberries to inhibit oral cavity tumors...
  100. ncbi Reconstruction of perioral defects following resection for oral squamous cell carcinoma
    James J Closmann
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0440, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 64:367-74. 2006
    ..Subsequent fabrication of a prosthesis can aid in lip support for the resected area...
  101. ncbi [Reconstruction of oral mucosa with a micro-vascularized fascia-cutaneous flap from the forearm]
    Miguel Burgueño García
    Servicio de Cirugia Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid
    An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am 29:289-300. 2002
    ..The conclusion reached is that the mucovascularized forearm flaps give a great quantity of thin tissue and therefore so results to be the best option for the reconstruction of the jugal mucosa...

Research Grants74

  1. Optical Biopsy sing Optical Coherence Tomography
    JAMES FUJIMOTO; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Imaging studies will be performed in the normal rabbit to validate new endoscopic imaging techniques. The hamster cheek pouch model of squamous cell carcinoma and the AOM rat model of colon cancer will be used to image cancer ..
  2. Cohort Study of Genetic Susceptibility to Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
    Jiali Han; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..we will include 1120 pathologically confirmed melanoma cases and 1120 matched controls who provided blood or cheek cell samples from three large well-characterized cohorts, the Nurses Health Study, Nurses Health Study II, and the ..
  3. Cohort Study of Genetic Susceptibility to Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
    Jiali Han; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..we will include 1120 pathologically confirmed melanoma cases and 1120 matched controls who provided blood or cheek cell samples from three large well-characterized cohorts, the Nurses Health Study, Nurses Health Study II, and the ..
  4. Cohort Study of Genetic Susceptibility to Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
    Jiali Han; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..we will include 1120 pathologically confirmed melanoma cases and 1120 matched controls who provided blood or cheek cell samples from three large well-characterized cohorts, the Nurses Health Study, Nurses Health Study II, and the ..
  5. A New Integrated Endoscope System
    LIH LIN; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..for high resolution OCT and confocal fluorescence imaging of normal and early cancer in an in-vivo hamster cheek pouch cancer model. 4...
  6. A New Integrated Endoscope System
    Lih Y Lin; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..for high resolution OCT and confocal fluorescence imaging of normal and early cancer in an in-vivo hamster cheek pouch cancer model. 4...
  7. INTERCELLULAR COORDINATION OF BLOOD FLOW CONTROL
    STEVEN SEGAL; Fiscal Year: 1999
    ..Therefore, using he hamster cheek pouch preparation to facilitate intracellular microelectrode access to arterioles in vivo, our First Aim is to ..
  8. Global HIV Drug Therapies and Mitochondrial Complications and Mechanisms
    Mariana Gerschenson; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..levels of OXPHOS proteins/enzyme activities in fat, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or buccal cells (cheek swabs) will correlate with a decrease in limb fat content as assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)...
  9. Global HIV Drug Therapies and Mitochondrial Complications and Mechanisms
    Mariana Gerschenson; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..levels of OXPHOS proteins/enzyme activities in fat, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or buccal cells (cheek swabs) will correlate with a decrease in limb fat content as assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)...
  10. Polybrominated Biphenyls and Cancer Risk
    KARIN ROSENBLATT; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..studies could involve performing in-person interviews and obtaining biologic samples (such as blood samples or cheek swabs) to determine the mechanism of a potential carcinogenic effect...
  11. ORAL MUCOSA MICROBIOTA IN HEALTH, CANCER & MUCOSITIS
    Donna Mager; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..Samples will be taken from the dorsum, lateral and ventral surfaces of the tongue, floor of mouth, cheek, hard palate, vestibule/lip, attached gingiva and saliva as well as supra and subgingival plaque of the mesial ..
  12. EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT
    Daniel Howard; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..b>Cheek Learning Resources Center...
  13. FUNCTIONAL AND HEALTH CHANGES OF THE ELDERLY
    Kenneth Manton; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..The biological samples will be obtained using a non-invasive cheek swab, and the genetic typing will be accomplished through a subcontract with the University of Washington for with ..
  14. Prevention of Oral Cancer by Strawberries with Selenium Assimilated in the Fruit
    CHRISTOPHER WEGHORST; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..An animal model of oral cancer, the hamster cheek pouch (HCP), has shown that cell and tissue changes that are involved in the cancer process are similar between ..
  15. Formulation & Evaluation of Bioadhesive Gels for Oral Cancer Chemoprevention
    Susan Mallery; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Dietary administration of freeze-dried black raspberries (FBR) successfully inhibited both esophageal and cheek pouch carcinoma in animal models...
  16. Prostate Cancer in Senegalese Men
    Serigne Gueye; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..will be obtained from a questionnaire interview, a biosample containing DNA will be collected using a non-invasive cheek swab method, and pathology information will be collected using a standardized medical record abstraction approach...
  17. PREDICTORS OF ANTICOAGULATION CONTROL ON WARFARIN
    Stephen Kimmel; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Genotype of CYP2C9 and apolipoprotein E will be determined via cheek swabs, and adherence with medications will be measured throughout the study using state-of-the-art electronic pill ..
  18. Tissue Engineering of a Neotrachea
    James E Dennis; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..alone, transplant with a T-tube (to assist breathing and promote repair), and transplant with T-tube along with cheek mucosal free transplant...
  19. OPTICAL BIOPSY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    JAMES FUJIMOTO; Fiscal Year: 1999
    ..Finally we will perform in vivo imaging studies using the hamster cheek pouch carcinoma model to evaluate the ability of OCT to image premalignant and malignant changes in vivo...
  20. Effects of organochlorines on male infertility
    JULIA WIRTH; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..P450 polymorphisms will be measured in buccal (cheek) cell DNA...