The incremental effect of positron emission tomography on diagnostic accuracy in the initial staging of esophageal carcinoma

Hiroyuki Kato, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakajima, +13

Cancer

FAK overexpression is correlated with tumour invasiveness and lymph node metastasis in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Tatsuya Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Kato, Masanobu Nakajima, +7

British Journal of Cancer

Surgical OncologyEsophageal CancerTyrosine KinasePathologyCell Differentiation +15

High-level expression of the Smad ubiquitin ligase Smurf2 correlates with poor prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Minoru Fukuchi, Yasuyuki Fukai, Norihiro Masuda, +7

PubMed

Esophageal CancerPathologyHigh-level ExpressionCancer BiologyTumor Biology +14

Increased expression of c‐Ski as a co‐repressor in transforming growth factor‐β signaling correlates with progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Minoru Fukuchi, Masanobu Nakajima, Yasuyuki Fukai, +7

International Journal of Cancer

Cancer ResearchEsophageal CancerTgf-beta ExpressionMedicinePathology +10

Reduced expression of transforming growth factor‐β receptors is an unfavorable prognostic factor in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yasuyuki Fukai, Minoru Fukuchi, Norihiro Masuda, +4

International Journal of Cancer

Surgical OncologyEsophageal CancerSquamous Cell CarcinomaPathologyCancer Biology +15

Correlation of 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation with glucose transporter (Glut-1) expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Hiroyuki Kato, Junko Takita, Tatsuya Miyazaki, +10

PubMed

Positron Emission TomographyFdg UptakeGlucose TransporterEsophagusTumor Microenvironment +12

Sentinel lymph nodes with technetium‐99m colloidal rhenium sulfide in patients with esophageal carcinoma

Hiroyuki Kato, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakajima, +12

Cancer

Prognostic significance of EpCAM expression in human esophageal cancer

Hitoshi Kimura, Hiroyuki Kato, Ahmad Faried, +7

International Journal of Oncology

EsophagusEsophageal CancerMedicineImmunologyPathology +8

Body Fat Accumulation and Postoperative Complications after Abdominal Surgery

Katsuhiko Tsukada, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Kato, +11

The American Surgeon

Pretreatment evaluation of combined HIF‐1α, p53 and p21 expression is a useful and sensitive indicator of response to radiation and chemotherapy in esophageal cancer

Makoto Sohda, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Norihiro Masuda, +8

International Journal of Cancer