Name of Division: Head and Neck Surgery

　　Our department is responsible for clinical management, education and research in the field of head and neck surgery. Clinically, the Department of Head and Neck Surgery manages the tumor of extensive area of head and neck, except brain, eye and vertebra. Surgical and medical treatment of the head and neck tumors are mainly employed in our department.

　

Staff

　　

Professor

Seiji Kishimoto

Assistant Professor

Tomomasa Hyashi

Graduate Student

Mituru Ebihara, Masakazu Miyazaki, Sadamoto Zenda

Secretary

Mariko Tosa

　

Education

　　Undergraduate Course

　In the classes at the 4th grade of medical school, head and neck oncology are systematically lectured. Clinical practice is experienced at the 5th and 6th grade in the out-patient clinic, the ward, and operating theater.

　　Graduate Course

　Education and researches at the graduate school are focused on (1)surgery of the head and neck tumor, (2)clinical management of the patients with head and neck  tumor, and (3)clinical anatomy of head and neck region.　

Research Subjects

　・Surgical anatomy of the skull base
　・Surgical approaches to the skull base and deep area of the face
　・Restoration of swallowing and other functions after the extensive operation against  the head and neck tumor
　・Establishment of the standard neck dissection
　・Treatment of pediatric head and neck tumor

　

Publications

1.         Kimata Y, Kishimoto S et al: Comparison of innervated and noninnervated free flaps in oral reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 104:1307-1313, 1999.

2.         Murata Y, Ishikawa N et al: 67Ga whole-body scintigraphy in the evaluation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 20:599-607, 1999.

3.         Ishikawa N, Komatsuzaki A et al: Meningioma of the internal auditory canal with extension into the vestibule. J Layngol Otol, 113:1101-1103, 1999.

4.         Ota Y, Kishimoto S et al: A large maxillofacial prosthesis for total mandibular defect: a case report. Jpn J Clin Oncol 29(5): 256-260, 1999.

5.         K.Sunaba, H.Shibuya, N.Okada, T.Amagaasa, S.Enomoto, S.Kishimoto,: Radiothrapy for primary localized(stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ)non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the oral cavity. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Physiol 47:179-183,2000.

6.         Tokano H, Ishikawa N, et al: Solitary infantile myofibromatosis in the lateral orbit floor showing spontaneous regression. J Laryngol Otol 115: 419-421, 2001.

7.         Kawashima M, Hayashi R, et al: Influence of post surgical residual tumor volume on local control in radiotherapy. Jpn Clin Oncol 31: 195-202, 2001.

8.         Kamijo T, Hayashi R, et al.: Image analysis of micro vessel surface area predicts radio sensitivity in early-stage laryngeal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 7: 2809-2814, 2001.

9.         Kimata K, Hayashi R, et al: Deep circumflex iliac perforator flap with iliac crest for mandibular reconstruction. British J of Plast Surg 54: 487-490, 2001.

10.     H.Okamura,R.Kamiyama,K.Kimizuka,N.Ishikawa,S.Kishimoto:Histopathological examination of ruptured carotid artery after Irradiation. ORL.64:226-228, 2002.

11.     R.Yoshimura, H.Shibuya, I.Ogura, M.Miura, T.Amagasa, S.Kishimoto: Trimodal combination therapy for maxillary sinus carcinoma: Int J Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. 53 (3) 656-663, 2002.

12.     H.Okamura, E.Ogino-Nishimura, H. Goutsu, K.Kitamura, S. Kishimoto: New Interdisciplinary approach for removing large clivus and upper cervical spine tumors. ORL, 2002.

13.     Okamura H, Kamiyama R, Takiguchi Y, Kimizuka K, Ishikawa N, Kishimoto S: Histopathological examination of ruptured carotid artery after irradiation. ORL, 64,226-228,2002.

14.     Kawashima Y, Kobayashi D, Ishikawa N, Kishimoto S: A case of myoepithelioma arising in an accessory parotid gland. J Laryngol Otol, 116: 474-476, 2002.

15.  1Kimura Y, Ishikawa N, Goutsu K, Kitamura K, Kishimoto S: Lipoma in the deep lobe of the parotid gland,Auris Nasus Larynx, 29: 391-393, 2002

16.  H.Okamura,E.Ogino,K.Shinomiya,H.Komori,H.Hao,S.Kishimoto:New interdisciplinary approach for removing large clivus and upper cervical spine tumors.ORL. 65(1):61-65,2003

17.  M.Sakuraba , Y.Kimata, Y.Ota, K. Uchiyama, S. Kishimoto, K. Harii, S. Ebihara:Simple maxillary reconstruction using free tissure transfer and prostheses. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 111:594-598,2003

18.     H.Iida,I.Ohashi,S.Kishimoto,T,Umeda,Y.Hata: Preoperative assessment of anterolateral thigh flap cutaneous perforators by colour Doppker flowmetry.  Br. J. Plast Surg. 56:21-25,2003.

19.     Y.Fukuda, H,Okamura,T.Nemoto,S.Kishimoto:Rhabdomyoma of the base the tongue. J Otol Laryngol 117(6):503-507,2003

20.     Y.Kimura,T.Tsutsumi,Y.Kuroishikawa,S.Kishimoto:Angiolymphoid hyperplasia eith eosinophilia arising from the facial artery: J.Laryngol Otol 117(7):570-573,2003.

21.     Y.Fukuda, H,Okamura,T.Nemoto,S.Kishimoto:Rhabdomyoma of the base the tongue. J Otol Laryngol 117(6):503-507,2003

22.     Y.Kimura,T.Tsutsumi,Y.Kuroishikawa,S.Kishimoto:Angiolymphoid hyperplasia eith eosinophilia arising from the facial artery: J.Laryngol Otol 117(7):570-573,2003.

23.     H.Iida,S.Kishimoto, T.Umeda, Y.Hata: Secure Falp Fixation to Bony Tissuue Ushing an Anchoring System in Skull Base Surgery. J Reconstr. Micro Surgery 19:561-566,　2003.

24.     Aoyama S, Iwaki H, Amagasa T, Kino K, Okada N, Kishimoto S: Pigmented　villonodullar synovitis of the temporomandibular joint: differential diagnosis and case report. Br. J. Oral Maxillofacial Surg.42:51-54, 2004.

25.     Tsunoda A, Knazawa H,　Ishige　T, Kishimoto S: A missing denture. Lancet 364:1884, 2004.

26.     Tsunoda A, Kanazawa H, Ishige T, Kishimoto S. A missing denture. Lancet ,364:1884.2004

27.     Mukohyama H, Haraguchi M, Sumita YI, Iida H, Hata Y, Kishimoto S, Taniguchi H:Rehabilitation of a bilateral maxillectomy patient with a free fibula osteocutaneous flap. J Oral Rehabilitation32:541-544,2005.

28.     K.Ogino, A.Tsunoda, A.Ishihara, S.ksihimoto, T.Suzuki, A.Hara：Oncocytoma in the parotid gland presenting a remarkable increase in fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography. Otolaryngol-Head and Neck Surgery 134:708-709,2006.

29.     A Tsunoda, A Ishihara, S Kishimoto, R Tsunoda, K Tsunoda: Head torsion technique for detailed observation of larynx and hypo pharynx. J Laryngol Otol 121:489-490,2007

30.     A Tsunoda, T Sumi, S Shirakura, S Kishimoto, K Akita: Bony eminence on the middle cranial fossa corresponding to the temporomandibular joint. Clinical Anatomy 20:512-515, 2007.

31.     M Tamaki, M Aoyagi, T Kuroiwa, M Yamamoto,S Kishimoto, K Ohno：Clinical course and autopsy findings of a patient with clival chordoma who underwent multiple surgeries and radiation during a 10-year period，Skull Base 17(5):331-340,2007

32.     H Koda, A Tsunoda, H Iida, K Akita, S Kishimoto：Facial dismasking approach for removal of tumors in the craniofacial region.　Laryngoscope 117(9):1533-1538,2007

33.     T Sumi, A Tsunoda, S Shirakura, S Kishimoto：Mechanical obstruction of the Eustachian tube by the benign tumour　of the parapharyngeal space does not cause otitis media with effusion.　Otology & Neurotology 28:1072-1075,2007

34.     A Tsunoda, A Hatanaka, R Tsunoda, S Kishimoto, K Tsunoda：　A full digital, high difinition video system(1080i)for laryngoscopy and stroboscopy. J Laryngol Otol.122:78-81,2007

35.     Kobayashi M, Sugimoto T, Matsuda A, Matsushima E, Kishimoto S. Association between self-esteem and depression among patients with head and neck cancer: pilot study. Head Neck 30: 1303-1309, 2008．

36.     Kawashima Y, Sumi T, Sugimoto T, Kishimoto S. First-bite syndrome: A review of 29 patients with parapharyngeal space tumor. Auris Nasus Larynx 35: 109-113, 2008．