Publications by authors named "Chihiro Ishihara"
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- Bowen's disease (BD) is a precancerous skin condition that can lead to invasive tumors, while Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive skin cancer usually found in sun-exposed areas.
- A case report describes an 87-year-old Japanese male with both BD and unusual subcutaneous MCC on his hand, confirmed through biopsy and immunohistochemistry.
- The patient is currently being monitored with no recurrence after six months, highlighting the rarity of this combination and the need for thorough diagnostic evaluation of atypical skin lesions.
We reported 2 cases with advanced gastric cancer, successfully treated with TS-1 and CDDP. Case 1 had Type 3 gastric cancer with left supra-clavicular (Virchow) and para-aortic lymph node metastases. Those distant node metastases completely disappeared after two courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) consisting of TS-1/ CDDP, and radical surgery for cure was conducted.
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