Publications by authors named "Ataru Satoh"

A 74-year-old woman underwent colonoscopy for positive fecal occult blood test. A colonoscopy revealed a Type 1 tumor in the rectosigmoid region. The tumor was diagnosed as well-differentiated adenocarcinoma(tub1)by biopsy.

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  • * After confirming the recurrence through imaging and biopsy, the patient underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by laparoscopic surgery that successfully removed the cancerous tissue.
  • * Post-surgery, he received adjuvant chemotherapy and, after four years of follow-up, showed no signs of cancer recurrence, suggesting that preoperative CRT can be effective for treating locally recurrent rectal cancer cases.
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A report of simultaneous laparoscopic resection for a patient with synchronous gastric cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)is presented.A 76-year-old man was referred to our hospital for gastric cancer located in the antrum.In the preoperative examination, enhanced CT and MRI revealed a liver tumor located at S2 that had high contrast enhancement in the arterial phase but that was not washed out in the delayed phase.

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The case is of a 62-year-old man with no medical history and no family history.A type 2 tumor was found in the entire circumference of the sigmoid colon by colonoscopy after a positive result on a fecal occult blood test, and 5 liver metastases were recognized in both lobes of the liver by using contrast-enhanced CT.He was first treated by primary tumor resection.

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A 32-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of epigastric pain. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 5 advanced gastric cancer at the posterior wall of the antrum. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasonography showed a fluid collection, indicating peritoneal metastasis.

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A 70-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and taking 2 antiplatelet drugs was diagnosed with anemia his 6-month post-MI checkup. A lower gastrointestinal endoscopy detected ascending colon cancer, and contrast-enhanced a computed tomography scan revealed hilar cholangiocarcinoma as well as lesions suspicious for gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the small intestine. The patient was given a preoperative diagnosis of synchronous triple malignant tumors.

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