Publications by authors named "J Tajima"
Background: Complex surgery during initial cancer treatment can limit surgical options when planning management of a secondary malignancy. Subtotal esophagectomy and pancreatoduodenectomy are the most invasive and difficult procedures in gastroenterological surgery. Surgical cases in which subtotal esophagectomy was performed after pancreatoduodenectomy with pancreaticogastrostomy are extremely rare and challenging procedures due to the resulting complicated anatomical changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies have associated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with gastric cancer (GC). The present study aimed to examine the relationship between dynamic changes in NLR during treatment and disease progression in patients with unresectable or recurrent GC treated with nivolumab monotherapy as a third-line or later regimen. Patients treated with nivolumab as a third-line or later therapy for unresectable or recurrent GC at Gifu University Hospital (Gifu, Japan) from April 2017 to December 2021 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The glycocalyx (GCX) is a glycan structure on the vascular endothelium and cancer cells. It is crucial for blood flow regulation, tumor invasion, and cancer drug resistance. Understanding the role of GCX in human tumors could help develop new cancer biomarkers and therapies.
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- - Advances in cancer treatment have led to an increase in cancer-associated thrombosis, where the disease activates the blood clotting system and potentially causes clots due to inflammation and chemotherapy.
- - A case involving a 71-year-old woman recovering from colorectal cancer surgery showed a significant thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) detected after chemotherapy, although she remained asymptomatic.
- - The patient was treated with edoxaban, which successfully resolved the thrombus without complications, suggesting the importance of monitoring D-dimer levels during cancer treatments to detect thrombosis early.
Introduction: Dermadrome is a term coined by combining the words "dermatology" and "syndrome," and it refers to dermatological symptoms that reflect visceral lesions.
Presentation Of Case: Herein, we present the case of an 83-year-old female patient who presented with generalized blistering and erythema during treatment for acute pancreatitis. She was referred to our dermatology department with worsening erythema, although the acute pancreatitis improved.