[A case of lethal interstitial pneumonia after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer].

We report a case of lethal interstitial pneumonia that occurred after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. A 76-year-old man with no history of interstitial pneumonia received 2 courses of S-1 (100 mg/body) following 1 course of S-1 plus cisplatin( CDDP) from June 2012. He complained of dyspnea on exertion 6 days after completion of the treatment.

Evaluation of surgical resection for pancreatic carcinoma at a Japanese single cancer institute.

Background/aims: Surgical resection is a radical treatment option for pancreatic carcinoma (PC); however, it is still difficult to cure and patient prognosis is poor at this stage.

Methodology: We examined the demographics, surgical records and outcome in 64 patients with hilar PC undergoing surgical resection.

Results: Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) was carried out in 48 patients, distal pancreatectomy (DP) in 14 and total pancreatectomy in two.

[Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for liver metastases of colorectal cancer].

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver metastases of colorectal cancer.

Methods: RFA was used to treat 31 tumors (median diameter 1.5 cm, range 0.

Relationship of hepatic functional parameters with changes of functional liver volume using technetium-99m galactosyl serum albumin scintigraphy in patients undergoing preoperative portal vein embolization: a follow-up report.

Background: To identify predictors of changes in functional hepatic volumes after portal vein embolization (PVE) before hepatectomy, we examined the relationship between hepatic functional parameters and changes in functional volume of the embolized and non-embolized liver based on a previous volumetric analysis.

Material And Methods: Subjects were 24 patients who underwent PVE, which was performed through the trans-ileocolic vein (n = 4) or by percutaneous transhepatic puncture (n = 20). The RI liver volume parameter was measured by liver scintigraphy with technetium-(99m) galactosyl human serum albumin ((99m)Tc-GSA).

Application of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) staining for cytology of biliary tract carcinomas.

Purpose/background: Increased numbers of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) dots reflect higher proliferating activity of malignant cells.

Methods: To determine whether AgNOR staining is suitable for cytology of bile in biliary diseases as an ancillary diagnostic method, we examined the mean number of AgNOR dots (MNA) in cells of both bile smear and tissue sections in 14 benign biliary diseases and 25 malignancies of the biliary tract. The malignant diseases consisted of 11 gallbladder cancers, 10 bile duct cancers, and 4 ampulla cancers in patients who underwent surgical resection.