An 82-year-old male with a gallbladder mass was diagnosed with gallbladder carcinoma through various examinations. Cholecystectomy, gallbladder bed resection, and lymph node dissection were performed. The histological examination revealed a gallbladder adenosquamous carcinoma, and this tumor showed positive staining for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The recurrence of symptoms present before cholecystectomy may be caused by a cystic duct remnant. The resolution of cystic duct remnant syndrome may require surgical resection, but identification of the duct remnant during laparoscopic surgery may be difficult because of adhesions following the previous procedure. Open surgery, which is more invasive than laparoscopic surgery, is frequently chosen to avoid bile duct injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe patient was a 68-year-old man who had an anal fistula for>10 years. He was referred to our institution after visiting a local physician with left femoral pain as the main complaint and received a diagnosis of high inflammatory response. We then found discharge of pus in the perianal region during a medical examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe case was a 70-year-old man with type-2 gastric cancer in the lesser curvature accompanied by multiple liver metastases. He received combination chemotherapy of S-1 and CDDP. S-1 was administered at 100 mg/body/day for 21 days followed by withdrawal for 14 days, and CDDP was prescribed at 80 mg/body/day div on day 8.
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