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Katsunobu Kawahara

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1 A polycistronic microRNA cluster, miR-17-92, is overexpressed in human lung cancers and enhances cell proliferation. Cancer Res 2005 10.46
2 Totally thoracoscopic surgery and troubleshooting for bleeding in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 2.16
3 Contralateral mediastinal lymph node micrometastases assessed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in stage I non-small cell left lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 2.02
4 Sentinel node navigation surgery by thoracoscopic fluorescence imaging system and molecular examination in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2011 1.61
5 Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for T1 classification of non-small cell lung cancer: a single center experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 1.35
6 Genetic alterations in 102 primary gastric cancers by comparative genomic hybridization: gain of 20q and loss of 18q are associated with tumor progression. Mod Pathol 2004 1.25
7 Video-assisted thoracoscopic indocyanine green fluorescence imaging system shows sentinel lymph nodes in non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 1.13
8 E-cadherin expression in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: promoter hypermethylation, Snail overexpression, and clinicopathologic implications. Am J Clin Pathol 2004 1.05
9 Basal cell carcinoma of the nipple in male patients with gastric cancer recurrence: report of a case. Breast Cancer 2010 1.01
10 Assessment of clinical outcome in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma using TNM classification score and molecular biological classification. Ann Surg Oncol 2007 1.01
11 Successful treatment of a patient with penetrating injury of the esophagus and brachiocephalic artery due to migration of Kirschner wires. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.01
12 Spontaneous hemothorax in patients with von Recklinghausen's disease. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.00
13 HE4 expression can be associated with lymph node metastases and disease-free survival in breast cancer. Anticancer Res 2010 0.99
14 Aberrant methylation of DPYD promoter, DPYD expression, and cellular sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil in cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res 2004 0.99
15 Multiple calcifying fibrous tumors of the pleura. Virchows Arch 2004 0.98
16 Survivin expression predicts early recurrence in early-stage breast cancer. Anticancer Res 2007 0.97
17 Clinical impact of segmentectomy compared with lobectomy under complete video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer. J Surg Res 2009 0.95
18 Number of metastasis-positive lymph node stations is a simple and reliable prognostic factor following surgery in patients with esophageal cancer. Exp Ther Med 2012 0.94
19 Disturbed XIAP and XAF1 expression balance is an independent prognostic factor in gastric adenocarcinomas. Ann Surg Oncol 2008 0.94
20 Successful treatment of esophageal repair with omentum for the spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome). Hepatogastroenterology 2012 0.93
21 DNA methylation of genes linked with retinoid signaling in gastric carcinoma: expression of the retinoid acid receptor beta, cellular retinol-binding protein 1, and tazarotene-induced gene 1 genes is associated with DNA methylation. Cancer 2005 0.93
22 Prognostic significance of HE4 expression in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Tumour Biol 2010 0.91
23 Thoracoscopic segmentectomy with intraoperative evaluation of sentinel nodes for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 0.91
24 Combination of p53AIP1 and survivin expression is a powerful prognostic marker in non-small cell lung cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2009 0.91
25 A Japanese family with multiple lung cysts and recurrent pneumothorax: a possibility of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Intern Med 2009 0.90
26 Morphology of the epithelium of the lower rectum and the anal canal in the adult human. Med Mol Morphol 2012 0.89
27 DYRK2 expression may be a predictive marker for chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. Anticancer Res 2009 0.88
28 Stenting for critical airway stenosis under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.88
29 Reduced expression of p63 has prognostic implications for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2006 0.87
30 PIK3CA and TFRC located in 3q are new prognostic factors in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2006 0.86
31 Minimally invasive esophagectomy for stage I and II esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.86
32 Prevention of acute lung allograft rejection in rat by CTLA4Ig. Am J Transplant 2002 0.85
33 Down-regulation of the human PRL-3 gene is associated with the metastasis of primary non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.84
34 Phosphorylation status of epidermal growth factor receptor is closely associated with responsiveness to gefitinib in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Hum Pathol 2008 0.84
35 Splice variant HE4-V3 expression is associated with favorable prognosis in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Tumour Biol 2011 0.83
36 Ki-67 labeling index is associated with recurrence after segmentectomy under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 0.83
37 Enhanced phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor at the site of tyrosine 992 in esophageal carcinomas. APMIS 2008 0.82
38 Bronchial stump aspergillosis after stapled lobectomy for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 0.82
39 Chemosensitivity prediction in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: novel marker genes and efficacy-prediction formulae using their expression data. Int J Oncol 2006 0.81
40 A combined thoracoscopic and posterior-spinal approach for "dumbbell" neurofibroma minimizes the anatomical destruction of the vertebrae: report of a case. Surg Today 2002 0.81
41 Thymidine phosphorylase levels and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase levels in non-small cell lung cancer tissues. Oncol Rep 2006 0.80
42 Successful chemoradiotherapy for small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus in an octogenarian Japanese woman: report of the oldest case and review of long-term survival cases. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 0.80
43 Comparison of surgical outcome using the prediction scoring system of E-PASS for thoracic surgery. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 0.80
44 Survivin expression in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: its prognostic impact and splice variant expression. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 0.79
45 Successful application of subcutaneous adipose tissue with fibrin glue in conservative treatment of tracheobronchial rupture. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 0.79
46 Is a metallic stent useful for non resectable esophageal cancer? Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.79
47 Reconstruction using a free jejunal graft after resection of the cervical esophagus for malignancy. Hepatogastroenterology 2014 0.79
48 Risk analysis in resection of thoracic esophageal cancer in the era of endoscopic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.79
49 Esophagectomy in patients aged over 80 years with esophageal cancer. Hepatogastroenterology 2008 0.78
50 Incidentally discovered primary malignant melanoma of the trachea. Intern Med 2012 0.78
51 Successful treatment of an adult patient with pulmonary abscess secondary to congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.78
52 Impact of nuclear galectin-3 expression on histological differentiation and vascular invasion in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2005 0.78
53 Subcarinal bronchogenic cyst with high carbohydrate antigen 19-9 production. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 0.78
54 Postoperative nutritional management after esophagectomy: is TPN the standard of nutritional care? Int Surg 2005 0.78
55 Cytoarchitecture of the lamina muscularis mucosae and distribution of the lymphatic vessels in the human stomach. Med Mol Morphol 2011 0.77
56 Serum level of HE4 is closely associated with pulmonary adenocarcinoma progression. Tumour Biol 2012 0.77
57 Risk for K-ras gene mutations in smoking-induced lung cancer is associated with cytochrome P4501A1 and glutathione S-transferase micro1 polymorphisms. Oncol Rep 2004 0.76
58 Long-term survival after excision of a giant esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with imatinib mesylate resistance: report of a case. Surg Today 2013 0.76
59 Retrospective study using the propensity score to clarify the oncologic feasibility of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer. World J Surg 2013 0.76
60 Expression of dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) can be a favorable prognostic marker in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 0.76
61 Living-donor single-lobe lung transplantation for bronchiolitis obliterans in a 4-year-old boy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.76
62 Reply to Baisi et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 0.75
63 Reply: To PMID 23295043. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.75
64 Consecutive left lower sleeve lobectomy and left S3 segmentectomy for a patient with node-negative double lung cancer. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 0.75
65 The port site recurrence after a thoracoscopic and video-assisted esophagectomy for advanced esophageal cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2009 0.75
66 Left sleeve Basal segmentectomy for broncholithiasis. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 0.75
67 [Complete response in an elderly patient with advanced gastric cancer treated with TS-1]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2007 0.75
68 Refractory ulcer of reconstructed gastric tube after esophagectomy: a case report. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 0.75
69 Successful use of mediastinal repositioning employing PTFE sheet for right-sided post-pneumonectomy syndrome. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 0.75
70 Double common bile duct: report of a case. Int Surg 2010 0.75
71 Surgical treatment for elderly breast cancer patients over the age of 70. Int Surg 2003 0.75
72 [Video-assisted thoracic surgery for spontaneous rupture of the esophagus]. Kyobu Geka 2010 0.75
73 Surgical resection for cancer located mainly in the lower esophagus. Hepatogastroenterology 2014 0.75
74 [Management of the esophagus damaged during surgery]. Kyobu Geka 2011 0.75
75 [A case of recurrent esophageal cancer successfully treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy with low-dose docetaxel plus 5-FU]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2007 0.75
76 Giant yolk sac tumor operated under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) and aspiration device. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 0.75
77 Tetanus caused by ulcerated giant phyllodes tumor. Breast J 2007 0.75
78 Superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with bulky gastric hiatus lymph node metastasis: a case report. Dig Endosc 2009 0.75
79 Synchronous multicentric thymona: report of a case. Surg Today 2004 0.75
80 [High-dose chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell auto transplantation for an intractable case of mediastinal seminoma]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2006 0.75