Major publications list 2001-2010

Tachibana S, Murakami T, Noguchi H, Noguchi Y, Nakashima A, Ohyabu Y, Noguchi S
Orbital magnetic resonance imaging combined with clinical activity score can improve the sensitivity of detection of disease activity and prediction of response to immunosuppressive therapy for Graves’ ophthalmopathy.
Endocr J. 57(10): 853-861, 2010. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.k10e-156

Enomoto K, Uchino S, Ito A, Watanabe S, Shibuya H, Enomoto Y, Noguchi S
The surgical strategy and the molecular analysis of patients with parathyroid cancer.
World J Surg. 34(11): 2604-2610, 2010. doi: 10.1007/s00268-010-0618-x

Jung J, Uchino S, Lee Y, Park H
A Korean family of familial medullary thyroid cancer with Cys618Ser RET germline mutation.
J Korean Med Sci. 25(2): 226-229, 2010. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.2.226

Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Uchino S
Modified radical neck dissection is better than partial dissection of lymph nodes.
World J Surg. 33(3): 394-396, 2009. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9813-4

Noguchi H, Yamashita H, Murakami T, Hirai K, Noguchi Y, Maruta J, Yokoi T, Noguchi S
Successful treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with a combination of oral valproic acid, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
Endocr J. 56(2): 245-249, 2009. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.k08e-016

Sakurai A, Murakami A, Sano K, Uchino S, Fukushima Y
Unusual clinical and pathological presentation of a neuroendocrine tumor in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
Endocr J. 56(7): 887-895, 2009. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.k09e-126

Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Uchino S, Watanabe S
Papillary microcarcinoma.
World J Surg. 32(5): 747-753, 2008. doi: 10.1007/s00268-007-9453-0

Kai M, Yamashita H, Cantor T, Moriyama T, Rai M, Ogawa T, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Noguchi S
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels measured by intact and whole parathyroid hormone assays in patients with Graves’ disease.
Surg Today. 38(3): 214-221, 2008. doi: 10.1007/s00595-007-3597-2

Goto A, Uchino S, Noguchi S, Wakiya S, Watanabe Y, Murakami T, Matsuura B, Onji M
NIS mRNA expression level in resected thyroid tissue as a marker of postoperative hypothyroidism after subtotal thyroidectomy in patients with Graves’ disease.
Endocr J. 55(1): 73-81, 2008. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.k07-061

Yamashita H, Yamazaki Y, Hasegawa H, Yamashita T, Fukumoto S, Shigematsu T, Kazama JJ, Fukagawa M, Noguchi S
Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) in patients with transient hypoparathyroidism: its important role in serum phosphate regulation.
Endocr J. 54(3): 465-470, 2007. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.k06-156

Uchino S
Reply.
World J Surg. 31(6): 1368-1369, 2007.

Kuwabara K, Nishishita T, Morishita M, Oyaizu N, Yamashita S, Kanematsu T, Obara T, Mimura Y, Inoue Y, Kaminishi M, Kaga K, Amino N, Kitaoka M, Ito K, Miyauchi A, Noguchi S, Uchimaru K, Akagawa E, Watanabe N, Takahashi TA, Sato K, Inazawa T, Nakaoka T, Yamashita N
Results of a phase I clinical study using dendritic cell vaccinations for thyroid cancer.
Thyroid. 17(1): 53-58, 2007. doi: 10.1089/thy.2006.0178

Uchino S, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Tsuno A, Murakami A, Miyauchi A
Mutational analysis of the APC gene in cribriform-morula variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
World J Surg. 30(5): 775-779, 2006. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-0368-3

Kikuchi S, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Uchino S, Kawamoto H
Prognosis of small thyroid cancer in patients with Graves’ disease.
Br J Surg. 93(4): 434-439, 2006. doi: 10.1002/bjs.5279

Katai M, Sakurai A, Uchino S, Minemura K, Hashizume K, Fukushima Y
Novel 14 base-pair deletion of the MEN1 gene in a patient with recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism.
Jpn J Clin Oncol. 36(6): 395-397, 2006. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyl023

Mizusawa N, Uchino S, Iwata T, Tsuyuguchi M, Suzuki Y, Mizukoshi T, Yamashita Y, Sakurai A, Suzuki S, Beniko M, Tahara H, Fujisawa M, Kamata N, Fujisawa K, Yashiro T, Nagao D, Golam HM, Sano T, Noguchi S, Yoshimoto K
Genetic analyses in patients with familial isolated hyperparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 65(1): 9-16, 2006. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02534.x

Yamashita H, Yamazaki Y, Hasegawa H, Yamashita T, Fukumoto S, Shigematsu T, Kazama JJ, Fukagawa M, Noguchi S
Fibroblast growth factor-23 in patients with Graves’ disease before and after antithyroid therapy: its important role in serum phosphate regulation.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 90(7): 4211-4215, 2005. doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-2498

Yamashita H, Noguchi Y, Noguchi S, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Murakami T
Significance of an insular component in follicular thyroid carcinoma with distant metastasis at initial presentation.
Endocr Pathol. 16(1): 41-48, 2005. doi: 10.1385/ep:16:1:041

Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Moriyama T, Takamatsu Y, Sadanaga K, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ogawa T
Reelevation of parathyroid hormone level after parathyroidectomy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: importance of decreased renal parathyroid hormone sensitivity.
Surgery. 137(4): 419-425, 2005. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.12.009

Sakurai A, Uchino S, Takami H
Current status of clinical care for familial endocrine tumor syndromes in Japan.
Endocr J. 52(6): 757 – 762, 2005. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.52.757

Yamashita H, Cantor T, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Moriyama T, Takamatsu Y, Fukagawa M, Noguchi S
Sequential changes in plasma intact and whole parathyroid hormone levels during parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism.
World J Surg. 29(2): 169-173, 2005. doi: 10.1007/s00268-004-7489-y

Tajiri J, Noguchi S
Antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis: how has granulocyte colony-stimulating factor changed therapy?
Thyroid. 15(3): 292-297, 2005. doi: 10.1089/thy.2005.15.292

Moriyama T, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Takamatsu Y, Ogawa T, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Ohshima A, Kuroki S, Tanaka M
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay in patients with Graves’ disease for prediction of postoperative tetany.
World J Surg. 29(10): 1282-1287, 2005. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-7880-3

Masatsugu T, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Nishii R, Koga Y, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Ohshima A, Kuroki S, Tanaka M
Thyroid evaluation in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Endocr J. 52(2): 177-182, 2005. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.52.177

Uchiyama A, Shimizu S, Murai H, Ohshima A, Konomi H, Ogura Y, Ishikawa N, Yamashita H, Matsumoto S, Kuroki S, Tanaka M
Infrasternal mediastinoscopic surgery for anterior mediastinal masses.
Surg Endosc. 18(5): 843-846, 2004. doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-8191-0

Yamashita H, Yamashita T, Miyamoto M, Shigematsu T, Kazama JJ, Shimada T, Yamazaki Y, Fukumoto S, Fukagaw M, Noguchi S
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23 in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Eur J Endocrinol. 151(1): 55-60, 2004. doi: 10.1530/eje.0.1510055

Yamashita H, Masatsugu T, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Takamatsu Y, Miyatake E, Noguchi S
Crank-shaped sternotomy for upper mediastinal lymph node dissection in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.
Surg Today. 34(5): 480-481, 2004. doi: 10.1007/s00595-003-2731-z

Yamashita H, Gao P, Cantor T, Noguchi S, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Kawamoto H, Fukagawa M
Comparison of parathyroid hormone levels from the intact and whole parathyroid hormone assays after parathyroidectomy for primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Surgery. 135(2): 149-156, 2004. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6060(03)00387-8

Uchino S, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Watanabe S
Modified radical neck dissection for differentiated thyroid cancer: operative technique.
World J Surg. 28(12): 1199-1203, 2004. doi: 10.1007/s00268-004-7604-0

Uchino S, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Murakami T, Watanabe S, Ogawa T, Tsuno A, Shuto S
Detection of asymptomatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma by neck ultrasonographic screening for familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma.
World J Surg. 28(11): 1099-1102, 2004. doi: 10.1007/s00268-004-7676-x

Tajiri J, Noguchi S
Antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis: special reference to normal white blood cell count agranulocytosis.
Thyroid. 14(6): 459-462, 2004. doi: 10.1089/105072504323150787

Doi Y, Goto A, Murakami T, Yamashita H, Noguchi S
Primary thyroid lymphoma associated with Graves’ disease.
Thyroid. 14(9): 772-776, 2004. doi: 10.1089/thy.2004.14.772

Maruta J, Hashimoto H, Yamashita H, Yamashita H, Noguchi S
Diagnostic applicability of dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV activity in cytological samples for differentiating follicular thyroid carcinoma from follicular adenoma.
Arch Surg. 139(1): 83-88, 2004. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.139.1.83

Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Murakami T, Ogawa T, Masatsugu T, Takamatsu Y, Miyatake E
Influence of renal function on clinico-pathological features of primary hyperparathyroidism.
Eur J Endocrinol. 148(6): 597-602, 2003. doi: 10.1530/eje.0.1480597

Yamashita H, Gao P, Cantor T, Futata T, Murakami T, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Kawamoto H, Fukagawa M, Noguchi S
Large carboxy-terminal parathyroid hormone (PTH) fragment with a relatively longer half-life than 1-84 PTH is secreted directly from the parathyroid gland in humans.
Eur J Endocrinol. 149(4): 301-306, 2003. doi: 10.1530/eje.0.1490301

Murata S, Mochizuki K, Nakazawa T, Kondo T, Nakamura N, Yamashita H, Urata Y, Ashihara T, Katoh R
Morphological abstraction of thyroid tumor cell nuclei using morphometry with factor analysis.
Microsc Res Tech. 61(5): 457-462, 2003. doi: 10.1002/jemt.10355

Konishi N, Tsujikawa K, Yamamoto H, Ishida E, Nakamura M, Shimada K, Yane K, Yamashita H, Noguchi S
Overexpression of leucocyte common antigen (LAR) P-subunit in thyroid carcinomas.
Br J Cancer. 88(8): 1223-1228, 2003. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600876

Wakamatsu H, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Yamashita H, Tamura S, Jinnouchi S, Nagamachi S, Futami S
Parathyroid scintigraphy with 99mTc-MIBI and 123I subtraction: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography.
Nucl Med Commun. 24(7): 755-762, 2003. doi: 10.1097/00006231-200307000-00004

Maruta J, Hashimoto H, Yamashita H, Yamashita H, Noguchi S
Quick aspiration cytology for thyroid nodules by modified Ultrafast Papanicolaou staining.
Diagn Cytopathol. 28(1): 45-48, 2003. doi: 10.1002/dc.19999

Murata S, Mochizuki K, Nakazawa T, Kondo T, Nakamura N, Yamashita H, Urata Y, Ashihara T, Katoh R
Detection of underlying characteristics of nuclear chromatin patterns of thyroid tumor cells using texture and factor analyses.
Cytometry. 49(3): 91-95, 2002. doi: 10.1002/cyto.10162

Yamashita H, Watanabe S, Koike E, Ohshima A, Uchino S, Kuroki S, Tanaka M, Noguchi S
Video-assisted thyroid lobectomy through a small wound in the submandibular area.
Am J Surg. 183(3): 286-289, 2002. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00801-2

Yamashita H, Watanabe S, Koga Y, Masatsugu T, Uchino S, Noguchi S
Total endoscopic and video-assisted thyroidectomy: cervical approach.
Biomed Pharmacother. 56 Suppl 1: 64s-67s, 2002. doi: 10.1016/s0753-3322(02)00224-x

Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Koike E, Murakami T, Fujihira T, Koga Y, Masatsugu T
Vitamin D status in Japanese patients with hyperparathyroidism: seasonal changes and effect on clinical presentation.
World J Surg. 26(8): 937-941, 2002. doi: 10.1007/s00268-002-6622-z

Yamashita H, Gao P, Noguchi S, Cantor T, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Kawamoto H, Fukagawa M
Role of cyclase activating parathyroid hormone (1-84 PTH) measurements during parathyroid surgery: potential improvement of intraoperative PTH assay.
Ann Surg. 236(1): 105-111, 2002. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200207000-00016

Uchino S, Noguchi S, Kawamoto H, Yamashita H, Watanabe S, Shuto S
Familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma characterized by multifocality and a high recurrence rate in a large study population.
World J Surg. 26(8): 897-902, 2002. doi: 10.1007/s00268-002-6615-y

Koike E, Yamashita H, Watanabe S, Noguchi S
Brachiocephalic vein thrombus of papillary thyroid cancer: report of a case.
Surg Today. 32(1): 59-62, 2002. doi: 10.1007/s595-002-8114-7

Koike E, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Ohshima A, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Arita T, Kuroki S, Tanaka M
Endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with thyroid cancer: its usefulness and limitations for evaluating esophagopharyngeal invasion.
Endoscopy. 34(6): 457-460, 2002. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-32003

Tanaka C, Uchino S, Noguchi S, Nishioka T, Yamasaki H, Hashimoto K, Yoshimoto K
Biallelic inactivation by somatic mutations of the MEN1 gene in sporadic parathyroid tumors.
Cancer Lett. 175(2): 175-179, 2002. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3835(01)00729-7

Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Takatsu K, Koike E, Murakami T, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Kawamoto H
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Japanese female patients with Graves’ disease.
Endocr J. 48(1): 63-69, 2001. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.48.63

Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Murakami T, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Ohshima A, Toda M, Kawamoto H
Predictive risk factors for postoperative tetany in female patients with Graves’ disease.
J Am Coll Surg. 192(4): 465-468, 2001. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)00803-1

Wakamatsu H, Noguchi S, Yamashita H, Yamashita H, Tamura S, Jinnouchi S, Nagamachi S, Futami S
Technetium-99m tetrofosmin for parathyroid scintigraphy: a direct comparison with (99m)Tc-MIBI, (201)Tl, MRI and US.
Eur J Nucl Med. 28(12): 1817-1827, 2001. doi: 10.1007/s002590100627

Ohshima A, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Uchino S, Watanabe S, Toda M, Koike E, Takatsu K, Inomata M, Arita T
Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in diagnosing esophageal infiltration of thyroid cancer.
J Endocrinol Invest. 24(8): 564-569, 2001. doi: 10.1007/BF03343895

Mizukoshi T, Noguchi S, Murakami T, Futata T, Yamashita H
Evaluation of recurrence in 36 subacute thyroiditis patients managed with prednisolone.
Intern Med. 40(4): 292-295, 2001. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.292

Koike E, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Ohshima A, Watanabe S, Uchino S, Takatsu K, Nishii R
Bronchoscopic diagnosis of thyroid cancer with laryngotracheal invasion.
Arch Surg. 136(10): 1185-1189, 2001. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.136.10.1185

Koike E, Yamashita H, Noguchi S, Murakami T, Ohshima A, Maruta J, Kawamoto H
Effect of combining ultrasonography and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy findings for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.
Eur J Surg. 167(9): 656-661, 2001. doi: 10.1080/11024150152619273