[Long-Term Survival Following Multidisciplinary Therapy for Pancreatic Head Cancer with Liver Metastasis].

A 71-year-old female was referred to our hospital for liver dysfunction. After careful examination, she was diagnosed with resectable pancreatic head cancer. Pancreatoduodenectomy was scheduled.

Sarcoid reaction in the spleen after sigmoid colon cancer resection: a case report.

Background: A sarcoid reaction is a phenomenon characterized by histologically proven granulomatous lesions without evidence of sarcoidosis. This pathology is a benign tumor itself, but several reports have described sarcoid reactions accompanying malignant tumors. Sarcoid reactions occur in various cancers, such as skin, lung, ovary, stomach, and breast cancers.

[The effects of Rebamipide and Polaprezinc mouthwash and uptake on mucositis induced by chemotherapy].

Mucositis is one of the most frequent side effects induced by chemotherapy that damages the patients' QOL and response rate. The efficacy of Rebamipide and Polaprezinc mouthwash and uptake was evaluated. Nine patients who underwent chemotherapy and had some complaints related with mucositis were included as subjects.

Biphasic clinical characteristics of mild to moderate chest trauma according to age.

Purpose: Mild to moderate chest trauma is a common disease, although its clinical characteristics are not well known. We investigated the clinical profiles and the early and long-term outcome of hospitalized patients with chest trauma, focusing particularly on elderly patients.

Methods: The clinical records of patients who were hospitalized in Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital for chest trauma between January 2001 and December 2004 were retrospectively reviewed.

[Severe gastric and duodenal ulcer after chemotherapy of mFOLFOX6 and bevacizumab].

A 74-year-old female had metastatic left inguinal lymph nodes 20 months after rectal amputation for cancer, and an attempt to adapt chemotherapy of mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab was made after resection of the nodes. She felt nausea 2 days and continued 1 week after starting chemotherapy. Then, an endoscopic examination revealed both active gastric and duodenal ulcers.

[A case of severe electrolytic disorder after adjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer].

A 69-year-old female who had undergone esophagectomy for esophageal cancer was given adjuvant chemotherapy (5-FU 750 mg/body x 5 day, cisplatinum (CDDP) 100 mg/body x 1 day). An electrolytic disorder was found on day 2, and her consciousness became unclear on 5 day (respective Na, K and Cl values of 113, 2.2 and 67 mEq/L in blood).

[A case of synchronous gastric and hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated by TS-1 and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAI) of low-dose CDDP].

A 75-year-old man underwent distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer with liver and lymph node metastases and synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma in April 2004. HAI with low-dose CDDP/TS-1 combination therapy was initiated after gastrectomy. Liver and lymph node metastases decreased significantly, with achievement of a partial response (PR) and a complete response (CR), respectively, and the hepatocellular carcinoma was reduced to 54.