Publications by authors named "Koichi Ikawa"
Background: We report the first case of acute hemorrhagic cholecystitis with large hemoperitoneum related to gallbladder wall fragility caused by neurofibroma cell infiltration.
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), who had been hospitalized for retroperitoneal hematoma and treated by transarterial embolization 9 days earlier, complained of right upper quadrant pain, bloating, nausea, and emesis. Computed tomography revealed fluid collection and a distended gallbladder with high-density contents.
Background: Predicting liver metastasis from colon cancer is essential for improving its prognosis. We studied to what extent genetic detection of cancer cells in the resected liver tissue can predict the incidence of macroscopic liver metastasis with a similar mouse model to clinical colorectal cancer that causes a several decade percentage of metachronous hepatic metastases after resection of the primary lesions.
Materials And Methods: A LS174T human colorectal cancer cell suspension was injected into the spleens of nude mice.