[A case of fascioliasis in the intrahepatic duct with concurrent clonochiasis].

The main causes of biliary obstruction are stones and cancers. Fascioliasis is a very rare case which causes biliary obstruction. Fascioliasis is a zoonosis caused by Fasciola hepatica which infects herbivores like sheep and cattle.

[A case of esophageal actinomycosis in a patient with normal immunity].

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease and caused by Actinomycosis species, principally Actinomyces israelii, which are part of the normal inhabitant on the mucous membrane of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract. It usually affects cervicofacial, thoracic and abdominal tissue. Cervicofacial type has the highest percentage of occurrence with 50%.

[A case of primary sigmoid colon mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma].

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most frequently involved site of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Stomach is the most common site of involvement among the GI tract. However, MALT lymphoma of the large intestine is rare.

[A case of autoimmune pancreatitis combined with extensive involvement of biliary tract].

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a distinct disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia, inflammation of the pancreatic parenchyma, and irregular stricture of the pancreatic duct. The involvement of distal common bile duct is frequently observed, but intrahepatic bile duct involvement is very rare, which seem to have similar feature to primary sclerosing cholangitis. We report a case of the patient with autoimmune pancreatitis combined with extensive involvement of extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct, which had a favorable response to steroid therapy.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with primary ovarian non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is estimated at 3%. However, a substantial portion of the previously reported cases of ovarian lymphoma actually represented ovarian involvement by more diffuse lymphomatous process.

Impact of the new AJCC staging system and adjuvant treatment in rectal cancer.

Purpose: The combination of chemoradiation and fluorouracil based chemotherapy has been the standard adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate treatment outcome of patients classified by the new AJCC staging system and to compare treatment outcome of oral doxifluridine and the standard Mayo Clinic regimen after chemoradiation in advanced rectal cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: One hundred nine patients underwent curative surgical resection and chemoradiation followed by chemotherapy.

A 21-day schedule of gemcitabine and cisplatin administration in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma: a phase II study.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of gemcitabine and cisplatin combination chemotherapy, we conducted a phase II study of this regimen in patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).

Materials And Methods: From June 2001 to August 2003, 36 chemotherapy-naive patients with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC were enrolled. The median age was 59 years (range, 42 to 75 years), and performance status was 0 or 1.