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Kunihisa Taniguchi

Publications and source records attributed to Kunihisa Taniguchi.

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PubMed2004

Study on rat subcutaneous reaction to experimental polyurethane elastomers.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the biocompatibility of experimental elastomers, E580 and E590. The experimental elastomers and the control--a clinically used elastomer--were implanted into the subcutaneous tissue of rats. The tissue reactions were examined histologically on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, 28th, and 56th day after implantation. It was found that there were some irritant responses in the tissues adjacent to the implanted elastomers during the first week. However, the inflammatory tissue reaction subsided substantially from the second week onwards. The stable fibrous capsule surrounding the elastomer was formed after eight weeks. The tissue responses of the control, E580, and E590 were similar. The results suggested that the long-term tissue irritation of the experimental elastomers was so low such that they have the potential to be applied clinically.

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PubMed2003

Central acinic cell carcinoma of the mandible. Case report.

Central acinic cell carcinoma (of the mandible) is rare, and, to our knowledge, only seven cases of this disease have been reported in the literature. A case in a 67-year-old Japanese woman is presented. Clinical examination revealed a 10.0x6.0mm mass located on the buccal aspect of the gingiva of the second molar in the left mandible. Radiographic examination revealed a radiolucency from the second to the third molar of the left mandible. Computed tomography disclosed destruction of the lingual cortical bone of the third molar region. The preliminary diagnosis was of odontogenic tumour. The patient was admitted, and removal of the tumour and of the involved teeth were carried out. Histological examination disclosed the diagnosis of acinic cell carcinoma. Subsequently, the tumour area was widely excised from the second premolar region to the coronoid process, and radical neck dissection was performed. A lymph node metastasis was found in the submandibular region. No recurrence or metastasis was observed during the 34-month follow-up.

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