Publications by authors named "Keigo Tachibana"
Article Synopsis
- Carney's triad is a rare syndrome featuring the presence of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), pulmonary chondromas, and extra-adrenal paragangliomas, as illustrated by a case study of a 28-year-old woman.
- The patient was diagnosed with multiple gastric tumors and a lung nodule during a routine check-up, leading to a total gastrectomy after discovering metastasis in lymph nodes.
- Post-surgery, despite refusing adjuvant therapy, she has been disease-free for 2 years, highlighting the need for careful surgical intervention in similar cases.
Introduction: Total resection of the gastric tube with lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric tube cancer is highly invasive and associated with severe complications. Other surgical option, partial gastrectomy or wedge resection, is insufficient if lymph node metastasis is suspected. Therefore, a technique balancing invasiveness and curability is required.
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