[A case of early gastric cancer responding to adjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of colon cancer].

A 63-year-old man underwent colonoscopy owing to a positive fecal occult blood test, and he was diagnosed as having advanced sigmoid colon cancer. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy( EGD), performed as a preoperative examination, revealed an 8 mm early gastric cancer in the lower body of his stomach. We performed laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection and D3 lymphadenectomy first because the patient had advanced sigmoid colon cancer.

[An elderly case of recurrent colon cancer responding to weekly S-1 chemotherapy leading to partial response].

An 82-year-old female with unresectable colon cancer accompanied by multiple lung metastasis was treated with S-1. Our course consisted of S-1(80 mg/body)from day 1 to 5 followed by 2 days rest. After 14 courses, multiple lung metastasis decreased in size.

A case of systemic sclerosis with abdominal surgery for stenosis of the terminal ileum.

A 71-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with prominent abdominal distention. The diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) was made based on the sclerosis on her face, forearms, fingers, and toes as well as pitting ulcers on fingers and toes. After conservative therapy, she presented more severe signs of peritoneal irritation.