OBJECTIVES To identify differentially expressed miRNA between oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and non-cancer (NC) and to associate these with clinico-pathological parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS miRNA microarray profiling was utilized to obtain the expression profile of miRNAs in four OSCC and four NC samples. The expression of miR-31 and miR-375 was further validated in 26 OSCC and thr...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The role of induction chemotherapy (IC) for eyeball preservation has not been established in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity (PNSNC). Periorbital involvement frequently leads to eyeball exenteration with a margin of safety. We evaluated the treatment outcomes, including survival and eyeball preservation, of patients who recei...

BACKGROUND Possible predictive markers of response to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (NRCT) of esophageal cancer have been identified. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patient biopsies were obtained from both tumor and normal tissue before the NRCT of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Protein solutions were separated and immunoblot analysis was performed with heat shock protein (Hsp)16....

REIC is down-regulated in immortalized cell lines compared with the parental normal counterparts, and could inhibit colony formation, tumor growth and induce apoptosis. Here, its expression was examined by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarray containing colorectal non-neoplastic mucosa (NNM), adenoma and adenocarcinoma. Colorectal carcinoma tissue and cell lines were studied for REIC expre...

OBJECTIVES Neoadjuvant therapies before liver transplantation are a common practice in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma, either in the setting of down staging or as a bridge strategy but sorafenib has been little evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2011 and 2013, 212 LT were performed and we retrospectively reviewed the data on patients who had previously received sorafenib. ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS There is no consensus for laparoscopy first in patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, whose metastases are confined to the liver. This study aimed to evaluate its indications for one-stage surgery in laparoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, who had undergone laparoscopic colorectal resectio...