A Case of Cervical Intraneural Lipoma That Was Removed by Intercapsular Resection with No Resultant Postoperative Neurological Deficit.

Intraneural lipomas in peripheral nerves of cervical lesions are extremely rare and have not been previously reported. We present a 48-year-old male with a gradually increasing right cervical mass since 5 years. He visited our department because of pain and difficulty in raising the right upper limb.

Gene expression in the vascular wall of the aortic arch in spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic model rats using DNA microarray analysis.

Aims: In recent years, there has been an increase in patients with arteriosclerosis and the risk of lifestyle-related diseases. However, the pathogenesis and medication of atherosclerosis have not been elucidated. We developed a rat model of lifestyle-related diseases by feeding a high-fat diet and 30% sucrose solution (HFDS) to spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic rats (SHHR) and reported that this model is a useful model of early atherosclerosis.

[Laryngeal cancer treatment outcomes in our department].

Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common types of head and neck cancer. Numerous studies have reported treatment outcomes, and therapeutic approaches and results are generally well established. However, the widespread use of concurrent chemoradiation therapy(CCRT)has led to differences among hospitals in laryngeal preservation rates in patients with T2 and T3 tumors.

[A case of hypopharyngeal cancer successfully treated with concurrent S-1, nedaplatin and radiotherapy].

A 68-year-old man was admitted with hoarseness. Laryngofiberscopy showed a tumor that obstructed the posterior hypopharyngeal wall and the larynx, and biopsy revealed well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. CT demonstrated bilateral cervical lymph node metastases.

[Efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in cases with cervical lymph node metastasis from oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer].

We reported the efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)for cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The subjects were 17 patients with oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer with cervical lymph node metastasis, who underwent CCRT treatment between January 2005 and December 2009. The proportion of patients showing a complete response(CR)was 64.

[Efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 plus nedaplatin for hypopharyngeal cancer].

Many reports have been published on the treatment for hypopharyngeal cancer, and the treatment modalities and results have become uniform to some extent. More specifically, reconstruction by means of free jejunal grafts has become widespread, and the results of surgical treatments have stabilized. On the other hand concurrent chemoradiotherapy has been widely performed, and the results from the standpoint of organ and function preservation have revealed the various differences between institutions.

[Three cases of adenocarcinoma of the head and neck maintaining QOL by administration of docetaxel].

A primary head and neck adenocarcinoma is a comparatively rare disease, and surgical resection has been the first choice for its treatment. In the present study, we performed chemotherapy with weekly administration of docetaxel in 3 cases with unresectable or recurrent adenocarcinoma of the head and neck on an outpatient basis, resulting in long-term maintenance of the patients' QOL. Each case had submandibular gland carcinoma, parotid gland carcinoma, or parathyroid gland carcinoma.

[Effectiveness of simultaneous combination therapy using S-1, nedaplatin and radiotherapy for 7 cases of oropharynx cancer].

Various treatments for oropharynx cancer included radiotherapy, arterial injection chemotherapy (as well as combined chemoradiotherapy), combined concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and surgical resection and reconstruction. There are also treatment differences among facilities. Our department has been providing a treatment modality for head and neck malignancies with the aims of functional and morphological preservation with a high cure rate.

[Effects of concurrent S-1, nedaplatin/radiation therapy for 5 cases of head and neck cancer with esophageal carcinoma].

It is not rare to observe multiple cancers in cases of head and neck carcinoma. Such cancers are important factors for deciding the therapeutic strategy. Complications of esophageal cancer are particularly frequent in cases of hypopharyngeal cancer in comparison to other head and neck tumors.