NANAKO ITO

Last Updated :2025/06/04

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital(Dental), Assistant Professor
E-mail
nanainc7hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I specialise in oral surgery and oral oncology.

Basic Information

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, School of Dentistry, Japan, 1999/04, 2005/03
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan, 2005/04, 2009/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Dentistry;Surgical dentistry

Research Keywords

  • Oral oncology
  • Cancer immunology

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • Japanese Society of Oral Oncology
  • Japsnese Society of Head and Neck Oncology
  • Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient
  • Japanese Stomatological Society

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Examination and Diagnosis
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Lifestyle-related Dentistry and Geriatric Dentistry
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices I
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Basic Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine III
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Basic Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine IV
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Dental Research Practices II
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Course in Applied Oral Biology and Medicine
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Course in Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices III
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Clinical Practice (Oral Surgery I)
  13. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Lifestyle-related Dentistry and Geriatric Dentistry
  14. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Lifestyle-related Dentistry and Geriatric Dentistry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Case of amyloid variant of central odontogenic fibroma with neural involvement, Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 52(10), 1035-1038, 2023
  2. Suspected metal allergy manifesting as exacerbation of palmoplantar pustulosis after surgery for jaw deformity: a case report, Dent J, 11(11), 257, 2023
  3. Primary intraosseous carcinoma complicated by cervical hodgkin lymphoma: a rare case report, J Oral Maxillofac Surg Med Pathol, 36(1), 38-43, 2023
  4. ★, Tumor-infiltrating CD45RO+ memory cells are associated with favorable prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients, Cancers, 15(8), 2221, 2023
  5. Perioperative management of maxillary cyst and genetic analysis in a patient with glycogen storage disease type 1a: A rare case report, ORAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 21(2), 285-290, 202405
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Prognostic impact of extranodal extension of cervical lymph node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, Higaki M, Koizumi K, Kunihara S, Ando T, Hamada A, Ito N, Obayashi T, Asada Y, Ueda Y, Uehara T, Odawara A, Yamasaki E, Eboshida N, Matsuyama T, Okamoto K, Fukutani T, Taguchi Y, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  2. A retrospective study on pathological poor prognostic factors for lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis in patients with resected T1-2N0 tongue cancer, Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Hamada A, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  3. The selective neck dissection for N1 oral cancer patients, Ishida Y, Koizumi K, Yamasaki S, Hamada A, Higaki M, Ito N, Obayashi F, Nobumoto T, Fukutani T, Hayashi S, Okamoto K, Eboshida N, Matsuyama T, Asada Y, Ueda Y, Uehara T, Odawara A, Yamasaki E, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  4. Evaluation of quality of life (QoL) in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, Odawara A, Yamasaki S, Yoshioka Y, Ishida Y, Ito N, Fukutani T, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  5. Clinical and statistical study of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Yamasaki E, Koizumi K, Nishida N, Asada Y, Ueda Y, Uehara T, Odawara A, Eboshida N, Matsuyama T, Okamoto K, Nobumoto T, Fukutani T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Ishida Y, Higaki M, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  6. A study of local recurrence in the patients of posteriorly advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma, Ito N, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Asada Y, Fukutani T, Obayashi F Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  7. Changes over time in circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA in blood and their utility in oral squamous cell carcinoma, Eboshida N, Hamada A, Kono H, Matsuyama T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Higaki M, Yamasaki S, Koziumi K, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 62nd Scientific Meeting of Hiroshima Prefectural Dental Association, joint of the 107th Hiroshima University Dental Society Regular Meeting (Hiroshima), 2023/11/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  8. A case of vestibular schwannoma diagnosed with oral symptoms, Fukutani T, Tani R, Ito N, Okamoto K, Eboshida N, Asada Y, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  9. Changes over time in circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA in blood in oral squamous cell carcinoma, Eboshida N, Hamada A, Matsuyama T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Higaki M, Yamasaki S, Koizumi K, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  10. A retrospective study of high-risk factors for metastasis in patients with resected T1-2N0 tongue cancer, Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Higaki M, Hamada A, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka, Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  11. Investigation of local recurrence of oral cancer: relationship with anatomical landmarks in cases of backward progression, Ito N, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Asada Y, Eboshida N, Matsuyama T, Okamoto K, Fukutani T, Obayashi F, Higaki M, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  12. Neck dissection for N1 oral cancer patients, Ishida Y, Koizumi K, Higaki M, Obayashi F, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  13. Analysis of quality of life (QoL) before and after surgical procedures in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, Odawara A, Yamasaki S, Yoshioka Y, Ishida Y, Ito N, Fukutani T, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Yanamoto S, The 68th Congress of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Osaka), 2023/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese
  14. Secular changes of circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA in blood with oral squamous cell carcinoma, Eboshida N, Hamada A, Asada Y, Ueda Y, Uehara T, Odawara A, Yamasaki E, Matsuyama T, Okamoto K, Fukutani T, Nobumoto T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Ishida Y, Higaki M, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Koizumi K, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  15. Clinical significance of extranodal extension of cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma, Higaki M, Koizumi K, Ando T, Obayashi T, Ito N, Shintani T, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  16. A retrospective study of high-risk factors for metastasis in patients with resected T1-2N0 tongue cancer, Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Higaki M, Ito N, Nobumoto T, Fukutani T, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Ishida Y, Ando T, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Shintani T, Tani R, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  17. Investigation of local recurrence of oral cancer: relationship with anatomical landmarks in cases of backward progression, Ito N, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Asada Y, Fukutani T, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  18. Clinical analysis of the elderly patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, Hamada A, Koizumi K, Fukutani T, Yamasaki E, Uehara T, Eboshida N, Nobumoto T, Higaki M, Obayashi F, Yamasaki S, Ito N, Ishida Y, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  19. Clinical significance of extranodal extension of cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma, Higaki M, Koizumi K, Ando T, Obayashi T, Ito N, Shintani T, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  20. Investigation of local recurrence of oral cancer: relationship with anatomical landmarks in cases of backward progression, Ito N, Koizumi K, Shintani T, Asada Y, Fukutani T, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology 2023 (Incheon), 2023/11/01, Without Invitation, English
  21. Two cases of orofacial granuloma in young children, Uehara T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Hamana T, Koizumi K, Yanamoto S, The 70th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Stomatological Society, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch (Kurashiki),, Without Invitation, Japanese
  22. A case of Noonan's syndrome with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treated with bilateral mandibular wisdom teeth extraction under general anesthesia, Asada Y, Ito N, Yoshioka Y, Higaki M, Obayashi F, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Tani R, Koizumi K, Yanamoto S, The 70th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Stomatological Society, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch (Kurashiki), 2023/10/07, Without Invitation, Japanese
  23. To continue the practice for a long time, even if it is a small one - three important things-, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Hamada A, Taguchi Y, Fukutani T, Eboshida N, Matsuyama T, Maruko M, Koizumi K, Yanamoto S, The 1st Young Oral Surgeons Exchange Meeting (Osaka), 2023/07/30, With Invitation, Japanese
  24. A case of mandibular impacted wisdom tooth extraction for a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, Ueda Y, Higaki M, Hamana T, Nobumoto T, Ito N, Obayashi T, Yanamoto S, The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch (Izumo), 2023/07/02, Without Invitation, Japanese
  25. Clinical study of patients using Pembrolizumab in recurrent or metastatic oral cancer, Yoshioka Y, Higaki M, Obayashi F, Ito N, Nakagawa T, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Ono S, Koizumi K, Aikawa T, Yanamoto S, The 47th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Head and Neck Cancer (Osaka), 2023/06/15, Without Invitation, Japanese
  26. Study of circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA in blood in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, Eboshida N, Hamada A, Matsuyama T, Obayashi F, Ito N, Higaki M, Yamasaki S, Koizumi K, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 77th Annual Meeting of Japanese Stomatological Society (Okayama), 2023/05/12, Without Invitation, Japanese
  27. 13: A case of transcatheter aortic valve implantation preceded by subtotal maxillary resection in a patient with maxillary gingival carcinoma with severe aortic valve stenosis, Higaki M, Yoshioka Y, Mishima F, Obayashi F, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Koizumi K, Yanamoto S, The 32nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient. (Karuizawa), 2023/03/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
  28. A case of lymphoproliferative disorders of the palate in a patient with Crohn's disease treated with infliximab and azathioprine, Ito N, Hamana T, Obayashi F, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 32nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient. (Karuizawa), 2023/03/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
  29. A study of surgical site infection in patients of advanced oral cancer with free flap reconstruction, Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Higaki M, Ito N, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 32nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient. (Karuizawa), 2023/03/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
  30. Research about the circulating tumor cells and circulating cell-free DNA in blood of oral squamous cell carcinoma, Eboshida N, Hamada A, Matsuyama T, Obayashi F, Kimura N, Ito N, Higaki M, Yamasaki S, Koizumi K, Yoshioka Y, Yanamoto S, The 35th Annual Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Taipei), 2023/03/11, Without Invitation, English
  31. Anatomical structures involved in local recurrence in cases treated with surgery for oral squamous cell carcinoma, Ito N, Koizumi K, Obayashi F, Eboshida N, Mtsuyama T, Okamoto K, Taguchi Y, Higaki M, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 41st Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Oral Oncology (Okayama (WEB)), 2023/01/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  32. A Study of predictive factors for late lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis in cT1-2N0 tongue cancers, Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Higaki M, Ito N, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Hamana T, Yoshioka Y, Tani R, Yanamoto S, The 41st Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Oral Oncology (Okayama (WEB)), 2023/01/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  33. A case of cervical lymph node metastasis of tongue cancer with internal carotid artery tortuosity, Higaki M,Koizumi K,Matsuyama T,Obayashi F,Ito N,Yanamoto S, The 41th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Oral Oncology (Okayama (WEB)),, Without Invitation, Japanese
  34. "What is the optimal neck dissection for oral cancer?"The spinal accessory and cervical nerve preservation technique, Koizumi K,Eboshida N,Ohbayashi F,Ito N,Higaki M,Hamada A,Yamasaki S,Hamana T,Yoshioka Y,Tani R,Yanamot S., The 41th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Oral Oncology (Okayama (WEB)), 2023/01/26, Without Invitation, Japanese