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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2025

Utilization of ultrasound in photoimmunotherapy for head and neck cancer: a case report.

Toshihiro Kishikawa, Hoshino Terada, Michi Sawabe, Shintaro Beppu, Daisuke Nishikawa, Hidenori Suzuki, Nobuhiro Hanai

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Toshihiro KishikawaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Hoshino TeradaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Michi SawabeDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Shintaro BeppuDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Daisuke NishikawaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Hidenori SuzukiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Nobuhiro HanaiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan. hanai@aichi-cc.jp.
Aichi Cancer Center · JPOsaka Gakuin University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhotoimmunotherapy (PIT) is a new cancer treatment based on a different mechanism from conventional treatments that combines the administration of a photoabsorber and laser illumination. PIT has two characteristics: a high selectivity of target cells and the possibility of effects beyond the illuminated area. It is thus a potentially effective treatment for a wide variety of cancers. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein report a patient with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with superficial cervical lymph node recurrence. Intraoperative ultrasound confirmed the localization of the lesion and major vessels near the tumor. We punctured the tumor with catheters of laser illumination under ultrasound guidance. Laser illumination was able to be performed safely without causing serious adverse events, and the effect on the illuminated site was fully exhibited.

conclusionsUltrasound allows for the intraoperative monitoring of each localized area and the puncture status easily in real-time. Accurate utilization of ultrasound is extremely important in PIT.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsImmunotherapyOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPhototherapyUltrasonography, InterventionalHumansMaleMiddle AgedHead and neck cancerPhotoimmunotherapyUltrasound-guided puncture

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PMID36807267
PMCPMC11947325
OpenAlexW4321351777

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