Publications by authors named "Chihyon Son"
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- Treatment discussions for late-stage cancer patients often lack depth, highlighting the need for better communication about their options.
- An information-sharing tool was implemented at a university hospital for metastatic colorectal cancer patients to enhance discussions about end-of-life preferences.
- Evaluation showed that patients using the tool had a median of 43 days between consent to do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) and death, compared to 6 days prior to its introduction, indicating improved quality of life and time spent in preferred settings.
Cancer patients, especially active cancer patients have high risk of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism(VTE). Virchow's triad, hyper-coagulability, endothelial cell damage, and blood stasis are often found during cancer treatment. Tissue factor expressed on tumor cells activate coagulation, and decrease in antithrombotic activity by topical inflammation and platelet activation increase the risk of VTE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The follow-up schedule for colorectal cancer patients after curative surgery is inconsistent among the guidelines. Evaluation of time to recurrence (TTR) and survival after recurrence (SAR) may provide evidence for appropriate follow-up.
Methods: We assessed 3039 colon cancer (CC) and 1953 rectal cancer (RC) patients who underwent curative surgery between 2007 and 2008.
A 70-year-old man was referred to our hospital and admitted after abdominal computed tomography(CT)examination revealed a tumor in the retroperitoneum. The specific blood test findings were poor, and surveillance CT demonstrated a wellcircumscribed, enhanced mass measuring 40mm with calcification behind the horizontal portion of the duodenum. The tumor presented with a slightly high signal in low signal, T2 in T1, and it showed a diffusion decrease in DWI; the simple abdominal MRIrevealed heterogeneous accumulation of SUVmax 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Two Resected Cases of Non-Isolated Splenic Metastasis of Colon Cancer].
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
November 2017
We report 2 resected cases of patients with non-isolated splenic metastasis of colon cancer. Case 1: A 67-year-old man who underwent partial transverse colectomy and partial hepatectomy for transverse colon cancer and liver metastasis. Approximately 18 months after the operation, splenectomy and partial hepatectomy were performed for metastasis to the spleen and liver.
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- A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer (stage III) and had significant lymph node spread in her body.
- She underwent two rounds of a chemotherapy regimen called DCF, which showed promising results by significantly reducing the tumor and affected lymph nodes.
- After surgery, analysis revealed no residual cancer cells, indicating a complete pathological response to the treatment, suggesting DCF chemotherapy may be very effective for this condition.
Gastric cancer with portal tumor embolus is rare and there is no definite strategy for its surgical resection. We report 2 cases ofgastric cancer with portal vein tumor embolus treated using gastrectomy and thrombectomy. Case 1: The patient was a 56- year-old man.
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