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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Introduction

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

【Contact】
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
TEL (+81)-89-960-5393 FAX (+81)-89-960-5396

Research content

Our research focuses on new diagnostic methods and treatment modalities to improve the 5-year survival rate of oral cancer. Original molecular targeting therapy and sentinel node navigation surgery are developed in our department.

Result

  • Nakaya K, Yamagata HD, Arita N, Nakashiro KI, Nose M, Miki T, Hamakawa H. Identification of homozygous deletions of tumor suppressor gene FAT in oral cancer using CGH-array. Oncogene, 26(36):5300-8, 2007
  • Yoshimura T, Sumida T, Liu S, Onishi A, Shintani S, Desprez PY, Hamakawa H. Growth inhibition of human salivary gland tumor cells by introduction of progesterone (Pg) receptor and Pg treatment. Endocr Relat Cancer, 14(4):1107-16, 2007
  • Elsheikh MN, Rinaldo A, Hamakawa H, Mahfouz ME, Rodrigo JP, Brennan J, Devaney KO, Grandis JR, Ferlito A. Importance of molecular analysis in detecting cervical lymph node metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck, 28(9):842-9, 2006

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