[Four Cases of Resected cN2 Stage III A Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer after Induction Chemotherapy].

Four patients with non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC), diagnosed with cN2 stage III A disease, by using CT and FDG-PET/ CT imaging, received 2 or 3 courses of platinum-based combination chemotherapy.The patients achieved partial response after chemotherapy and underwent surgery.Complete tumor resection was performed via upper lobectomy for 3 patients, but in 1 patient, interlobar metastatic lymph nodes remained after middle and lower bilobectomy.

[Long-Term Local Control with Radiofrequency Ablation or Radiotherapy for Second, Third, and Fourth Lung Tumors after Lobectomy for Primary Lung Cancer].

A 78-year-old woman developed second, third, and fourth lung tumors at intervals of 1-3 years after left upper lobectomy for primary lung cancer. The tumors were controlled with radiofrequency ablation(RFA)or conventionalconformalradiotherapy for 9 years postoperatively. For the treatment of second primary lung cancer or lung metastasis after surgical resection of the primary lung cancer, reoperation is not recommended because of the impaired respiratory reserve.

[Pulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma--A Case Report].

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the lungs is a rare type of lung cancer, mainly arising from the submucosal salivary type mucous glands of the large bronchi. MEC is classified into low- and high-grade subtypes based on its cytological and histological features, and this classification correlates well with prognosis. We report the case of a 36-year-old man diagnosed after an initial episode of obstructive pneumonia.

[Post-recurrence survival after surgical resection of non-small cell lung cancer with local recurrence].

We retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of 192 consecutive patients with local recurrence after complete resection of non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC). The initial local recurrent site was the resection stump in 5 patients the chest wall in 3 patients, mediastinum in 1 patient, and diaphragm in 1 patient), and the hilar and/or mediastinal lymph node (HMLN) in 17 patients. The sites of distant metastasis were the lungs in 10 patients, pleura in 4 patients, brain in 7 patients, liver in 5 patients, bone in 4 patients, and other sites in 4 patients.

[A case of small-sized lung cancer complicated by sarcoidosis].

A woman in her seventies presented with bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy with high fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT), small lung nodules, and uveitis. Mediastinoscopic biopsy yielded a histological finding of epithelioid granuloma and a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. A nodule, 1 cm in diameter, in the right middle lobe with moderate FDG uptake was deemed to be a sarcoidosis lesion.

Rubisco content and photosynthesis of leaves at different positions in transgenic rice with an overexpression of RBCS.

As ribulose 1.5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) activity limits light-saturated photosynthesis under present atmospheric condition, the effects of an overexpression of RBCSon Rubisco content and photosynthesis were examined in the leaves at different positions in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

[Case of acute respiratory failure caused by drug-induced lung injury by shiniseihaito].

We present a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by allergic reactions to shiniseihaito. An 84-year-old woman showed acute interstitial pneumonia followed by ARDS after taking shiniseihaito for the treatment of rhinitis. The ARDS were markedly improved with corticosteroid therapy.

[Case of Behçet's disease with frequent recurrence of multiple pulmonary abscess-like opacities].

A 39-year-old woman, who had a history of recurrent oral and genital ulcerations and folliculitis and had had a low-grade fever since December 2003, consulted our hospital on February 5, 2004. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) showed multiple pulmonary abscess-like opacities. She was admitted to the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kinki University School of Medicine on February 19, 2004.

Apatite formation on non-woven fabric of carboxymethylated chitin in SBF.

Chitin fibres constituting a non-woven fabric were carboxymethylated in monochloro acetic acid and treated with saturated Ca(OH)(2) aqueous solution. Within 3 days in a simulated body fluid with pH value and ion concentrations nearly equal to those of human blood plasma, a bonelike apatite layer formed on the surface of fibres of the treated fabric. The apatite-chitin fibre composite thus prepared is expected to be useful as a flexible bioactive bone-repairing material.

Bonelike apatite formation on ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer modified with silane coupling agent and calcium silicate solutions.

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) was treated with a silane coupling agent and calcium silicate solutions, and then soaked in a simulated body fluid (SBF) with ion concentrations approximately equal to those of human blood plasma. A smooth and uniform bonelike apatite layer was successfully formed on both the EVOH plate and the EVOH-knitted fibers in SBF within 2 days. Part of the structure of the resulting apatite-EVOH fiber composite was similar to that of natural bone.