Mass Screening for Neuroblastoma in Miyagi Prefecture.

Where should neuroblastoma mass screening go?

surgical resection of the tumour. Histology of these tumours has revealed ganglioneuroma or ganglioneuroblastoma with scanty foci of neuroblasts. At a recent meeting to reevaluate the screening programme, the consensus was that this attempt at conservative management for carefully selected patients was acceptable but still experimental and it was not recommended for routine use. Conservative tr...

Thoracic myelopathy in Japan: epidemiological retrospective study in Miyagi Prefecture during 15 years.

Thoracic myelopathy is defined as spinal cord compression in the thoracic region, leading to sensory and motor dysfunctions in the trunk and lower extremities, and can be caused by various degenerative processes of the spine. Thoracic myelopathy is rare, and there are many unsolved problems including its epidemiological and clinical features. We have established a registration system of spinal ...

Screening for neuroblastoma.

Frequency of Australia antigen in volunteer blood-donors in Miyagi prefecture.

SHIRACRI, R., SUKENO, N., SASA%I, T., UMENAI, T., SHIRATORI, T., KONNO, J. and IsRIDA, N. Frequency of Australia Antigen in Volunteer Blood-donors in Miyagi Prefecture. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1972, 106 (2),211-212The incidence of Australia (Au) antigen among male (1.9%) was higher than that among female (1.4%) in Miyagi Prefecture. In three counties of the Prefecture, higher in cidence of Au anti...

The presence of high and low incidence districts of Australia antigen in Miyagi prefecture.

ISHIDA, N., UMENAI, T., SHIRACHI, R., SHIRATORI, T. and KONNO, J. The Presence of High and Low Incidence Districts of Australia Antigen in Miyagi Prefecture. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1972, 107 (2), 201-202 Age distribution of per cent positives of Australia (Au) antigen in several counties of Miyagi Prefecture was compared. Although the average incidence throughout the Prefecture was 1.7%, the high...