1. Natural killer activity and serum immunosuppressive acidic protein levels in esophageal and gastric cancers

   • Masaaki Oka
   • Hitoshi Mitsunaga
   • Takashi Suzuki

   Original Articles Pages: 669 - 674

2. The indications for tumor mass reduction surgery and subsequent multidisciplinary treatments in stage IV hepatocellular carcinoma

   • Masayuki Yamamoto
   • Hidehiko Iizuka
   • Jun Itakura

   Original Articles Pages: 675 - 681

3. Procollagen type III N-peptide and type IV collagen 7S-domain in the sera of breast cancer patients

   • Tatsuhiko Narita
   • Hiroomi Funahashi
   • Hiroshi Takagi

   Original Articles Pages: 682 - 686

4. A pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study of fluoropyrimidines in a nude mouse system and in postoperative patients with gastric cancer

   • Takao Inada
   • Yoshiro Ogata
   • Yasuo Koyama

   Original Articles Pages: 687 - 692

5. A surgical procedure for the prevention of complete right bundle branch block following total correction of tetralogy of fallot

   • Yasuaki Naito
   • Keiichi Fujiwara
   • Takehiko Nishioka

   Original Articles Pages: 693 - 696

6. A pathohistological and biochemical study of arteriosclerosis in the internal thoracic artery, a vessel commonly used as a graft in coronary artery bypass surgery

   • Hironori Kobayashi
   • Soichiro Kitamura
   • Masahiro Tsutsumi

   Original Articles Pages: 697 - 703

7. A comparison between ultrasonography and mammography, computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography for the detection of breast cancers

   • Noriyuki Tohnosu
   • Kazuaki Okuyama
   • Kaichi Isono

   Original Articles Pages: 704 - 710

8. Effect of indomethacin on postoperative protein metabolism after gastrectomy under total parenteral nutrition

   • Toshimasa Tsujinaka
   • Yoshihiro Kido
   • Takesada Mori

   Original Articles Pages: 711 - 716

9. A flow cytometric bromodeoxyuridine/DNA analysis for cytokinetics of the pancreatic cancer cell line capan-2 after irradiation

   • Bunzo Nakata
   • Yong-Suk Chung
   • Michio Sowa

   Original Articles Pages: 717 - 721

10. Development of the human fetal phreno-esophageal membrane and its role in the anti-reflux mechanism

    • Yoshio Watanabe
    • James Lister

    Original Articles Pages: 722 - 727

11. The effects of allopurinol and SOD on lipid peroxidation and energy metabolism in the liver after ischemia in an aerobic/anaerobic persufflation

    • Thomas Minor
    • Wolf Isselhard
    • Stefan Saad

    Original Articles Pages: 728 - 732

12. An appraisal of segmental pancreatectomy for benign tumors of the pancreatic body: A report of two cases

    • Yoshihiro Asanuma
    • Kenji Koyama
    • Junichi Tanaka

    Case Reports Pages: 733 - 736

13. Obstructive jaundice associated with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: Report of two cases

    • Kiyoaki Ouchi
    • Tsuyoshi Tominaga
    • Seiki Matsuno

    Case Reports Pages: 737 - 741

14. Adult neuroblastoma in pregnancy: Report of a case

    • Kazuo Ohashi
    • Hidetomo Sawada
    • Yoichi Konishi

    Case Reports Pages: 742 - 746

15. Gas-forming liver abscess after transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: Report of a case

    • Kazuhiro Hanazaki
    • Shoji Kajikawa
    • Futoshi Iida

    Case Reports Pages: 747 - 749

16. Branch retinal artery occlusion following thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: Report of a case

    • Shinichi Kihara
    • Hirokazu Ohtuka
    • Michio Ogawa

    Case Reports Pages: 750 - 754

17. Self-assessment quiz

    • Shoetsu Tamakuma

    ContinuingEducation Pages: 755 - 755

18. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 755 - 757

19. Self-assessment quiz

    ContinuingEducation Pages: 758 - 758