[A Resectable Case of Highly Locally Advanced Cecal Cancer in an Elderly Patient after Bypass Surgery and Chemotherapy].

An 83-year-old woman underwent an examination for right lower abdominal pain and was diagnosed with highly advanced cecal cancer. CT showed no metastasis; thus, we attempted resection or bypass surgery. While no liver metastasis or peritoneal dissemination was observed intraoperatively, the circumflex region was highly infiltrated to the peritoneum and retroperitoneum.

Mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasms of the gallbladder: a case report.

Background:  Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the gallbladder (GB-NETs) are rare, accounting for 0.5% of all NETs and 2.1% of all gallbladder cancers.

[Successful Treatment with Nab-Paclitaxel for Stage Ⅳ Gastric Cancer in an Elderly Patient on Hemodialysis].

An 84-year-old man on hemodialysis was referred to our department for an advanced gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis. Pre-operative CT showed thickening of the stomach wall at the primary lesion and regional lymph node metastasis, while no clear peritoneal metastasis was found. However, we found peritoneal disseminations during the operation, so gastrojejunal bypass was performed.

[Efficacy of Laparoscopic Gastrojejunal Bypass for Unresectable Gastric Cancer with Pyloric Stenosis].

In general, gastrojejunal bypass is performed for unresectable gastric cancers with stenosis. It enables patients to take food and be discharged from the hospital earlier. Previously, we used to primarily perform open gastrojejunal bypass; however, recently, we perform laparoscopic gastrojejunal bypass because it is minimally invasive.

Correction: Overexpression of CTEN relates to tumor malignant potential and poor outcomes of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction.

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Laparoscopy-assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients: Surgical Outcomes and Prognosis.

Background/aim: Elderly patients usually have various comorbidities. Laparoscopic gastrectomy as a minimally-invasive treatment might be feasible for these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) in elderly patients with gastric cancer by comparing the surgical outcomes and prognosis.

[A Case of Laparoscopic Remnant Gastrojejunal Bypass Surgery for Postoperative Peritoneal Recurrence of Gastric Cancer].

A 77-year-old female case who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 dissection, Billroth I reconstruction for gastric cancer. Since the stage was III A, she received an adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 after surgery. However, about 2 years after surgery, she was referred to our hospital for anorexia and vomiting.

[The Clinical Outcome of Conversion Surgery for Unresectable Gastric Cancers in Our Institution].

Background: In recent years, the development of chemotherapy has been remarkable. Some cases of conversion surgery for unresectable gastric cancer have been reported.

Methods: The clinical outcome of 11 patients with far advanced gastric cancer who underwent conversion surgery in our hospital from January 2013 to May 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.

[A Case Report of Laparoscopy Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer with an Adachi Type VI Anomaly (Group 27)Institution].

We report the case of a 79-year-old man, with gastric cancer detected on upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination performed by a nearby medical clinic, and referred to our hospital, in April 201X. He was diagnosed with gastric cancer(ML, less, 0- II a+ II c, tub 1-2, cT1bN0M0, cStage I A). We performed laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy, D1+lymph node dissection, and Billroth I (B- I )reconstruction.

[The Efficacy of Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer on the Point of View Salvage Surgery].

Introduction: Salvage surgery(S-surgery)was performed for residual or relapse tumor after definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT)for resectable esophageal cancer. When it becomes possible to perform surgery after dCRT for unresectable cases is called conversion surgery(C-surgery).

Objective: To examine the outcomes of S-surgery and C-surgery after dCRT for thoracic esophageal cancer and clarify the significance as a multidisciplinary treatment.

Overexpression of CTEN relates to tumor malignant potential and poor outcomes of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction.

Background: To detect a novel treatment target for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG), we tested whether C-terminal tensin-like (CTEN), a member of the tensin gene family and frequently overexpressed in various cancers, acts as a cancer-promoting gene through overexpression in AEG.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed 5 gastric adenocarcinoma (GC) cell lines and 104 primary AEG tumors curatively resected in our hospital between 2000 and 2010.

Results: CTEN overexpression was detected in GC cell lines (2/5 cell lines; 40%) and primary AEG tumor samples (35/104 cases; 34%).

Successful treatment of refractory complete separation of an esophagojejunal anastomosis after laparoscopic total gastrectomy: a case report.

Background: Anastomotic leakage after total gastrectomy occurs despite improvements in surgical techniques and patient management. Although many cases of dehiscence can be managed non-operatively, major leakage requires a second surgery and can potentially lead to death. Therefore, accurate and immediate diagnosis and treatment are essential.

Overexpression of EGFR as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction.

Background: Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) has increased in Western and Eastern countries, and its prognosis remains poor. We tested whether epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), that is overexpressed in various tumors, acts as a cancer-promoting gene through overexpression in AEG.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed 104 primary AEG tumors which were curatively resected in our hospital between 2000 and 2010.

Interfacial properties and foam stability effect of novel gemini-type surfactants in aqueous solutions.

Static and dynamic surface tension and interfacial rheological behavior of a novel anionic gemini-type surfactant without a spacer group, sodium 2,3-didodecyl-1,2,3,4-butane tetracarboxylate (GS), were investigated. Very low values for critical micelle concentration (8.9x10(-5) M) as well as equilibrium surface tension (22.