Publications by authors named "M Tateda"
We speculated that increased blood-plasma levels of Substance P may serve as an indicator of glottal incompetence, which is usually indicated by reduced maximum phonation time. We performed an initial study to test the plausibility of this hypothesis. Patients with dysphonia caused by glottal incompetence were asked to perform vocal exercises for six months to reduce glottal incompetence and we compared the plasma concentration of Substance P before and after the vocal exercise to detect correlation between maximum phonation time and plasma concentration of Substance P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing a pump-probe technique, the reflectivity of a silicon grating surface irradiated with intense femtosecond (fs) laser pulses was measured as a function of the incidence angle and the delay time between pulses. After irradiating the surface with an intense s-polarized, 400 nm, 300 fs laser pulse, the reflectivity measured with a weak p-polarized, 800 nm, 100 fs laser pulse exhibited an abrupt decrease for an incidence angle of ~ 24°. The depth of the dip was greatest for a delay time of 0.
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- Pneumonia is a significant health issue in Japan, particularly among the elderly, with an increase in aspiration pneumonia (AP) cases noted in hospitalized patients aged 20 and older during 2019.
- The study analyzed data from 1,800 hospitalized pneumonia patients, revealing that 79% were over 70 years old and showing a rise in the proportion of AP cases as age increased.
- AP patients exhibited higher rates of comorbidities, longer hospital stays, and greater mortality, with interventions for swallowing issues benefiting in-hospital survival rates.
Metastasis of adenoid cystic carcinoma from a submandibular gland to the larynx.
Auris Nasus Larynx
December 2019
The present article discusses the first reported case of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) metastasis from a submandibular gland to the larynx. Both treatments of distant metastasis of ACC and secondary laryngeal tumor are challenging. Despite its slow progression, ACC is associated with high rates of local recurrence, distant metastasis, and poor prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 71-year-old man visited our hospital for examination of a soft neck mass. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a well-circumscribed large lipomatous tumor with multiple nodules inside. Atypical lipomatous tumor or lipoma involving the lymph nodes was considered.
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