This patient was a 96-year-old woman. She was referred to our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. The levels of the tumor markers CEA and CA19-9 were elevated, at 39.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to elucidate the risk factors for recurrence of Stage IIIa colon and rectosigmoid cancer.
Patients And Methods: The subjects were 93 patients with Stage IIIa colon and rectosigmoid cancer who underwent radical colectomy in this department between 2001 and 2011. Various risk factors for recurrence were examined.
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.
A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaint of epigastric discomfort in February 2006. The detailed examination had revealed type 4 advanced gastric cancer. An exploratory laparotomy was performed for the unresectable case due to peritonitis cartinomatoza.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report two cases of advanced gastric cancer with severe postoperative complications after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The first case is a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed as a type 2 advanced gastric cancer with paraaortic lymph node metastases and the elevation of serum CA19-9 level. NAC was started, but no reductions were noted after 3 courses.
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