Publications by authors named "F Konno"
Tumor markers such as carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) are generally useful in ruling out malignancy of hepatic cysts. The patient was a 72-year-old man who had a ruptured liver cyst in the right liver, which had been noted since he was 67 years old at another hospital. The initial laboratory tests demonstrated elevated CA19-9 (193 784.
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- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a high recurrence rate, over 70%, and is typically treated with gemcitabine (GEM) chemotherapy, though outcomes are often poor.
- A case study of a 63-year-old woman shows she achieved clinical complete remission for over 7 years after receiving GEM monotherapy, even after developing liver metastases post-surgery.
- Analysis of hENT1 protein levels in tumor tissues suggests that assessing hENT1 expression could help predict the efficacy of GEM treatment in PDAC patients.
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- A study analyzed the conception rates of wild Japanese monkeys in Fukushima City after radiation exposure from the 2011 nuclear disaster, using data from euthanized monkeys for population control.
- Results indicated that while overall conception rates were similar over time, there was a significant decrease in conception rates for monkeys aged 8 years and older post-exposure, while younger monkeys showed no significant differences.
- Although body fat, which affects fertility, didn't change significantly, the median cumulative radiation exposure was notably higher in the older age group, suggesting that higher exposure may contribute to decreased conception rates in that group.
Wild Japanese monkeys () were exposed to radiation after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in 2011. To clarify the biological effects of radiation exposure on their fetal growth, pregnant monkeys and their fetuses were analyzed. These animals were collected between 2008 and 2020 (before and after the accident in 2011) living in Fukushima City, approximately 70 km from the nuclear power plant.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of conversion surgery in patients with initially unresectable advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by analyzing surgical resection rates and survival outcomes from 2013 to 2018.
- In a sample of 211 patients classified as resectable (R), borderline resectable (BR), and unresectable (UR), resection rates were highest in the R group (99%) and lowest in the UR group (19%), with overall survival markedly differing across groups (31 months for R, 18 months for BR, and 11 months for UR).
- Patients who underwent surgical resection showed similar relapse-free and overall survival rates regardless of their initial classification, suggesting that while conversion surgery is