[The case of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast].

A 75-year-old female patient complained of a mass in her left breast 2 years ago. The patient experienced a rapid enlargement of the mass 2 months later and visited our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) scan indicated a 25-cm tumor with infiltration of the left breast skin.

[A case of locally advanced breast cancer successfully treated with Mohs paste].

We report a case of primary advanced breast cancer that was locally controlled by treatment with Mohs paste. A 57- year-old woman presented with right locally advanced breast cancer with massive exudate and oozing blood. Histopathological examination indicated an invasive ductal carcinoma.

[Palliative home care for advanced and recurrence breast cancer--a six-case report].

Two years of palliative home care for advanced and recurrent breast cancer of six patients was performed since January 2007. The reasons to provide palliative home care include an administration of skin infiltrative tumor, pain, home oxygen therapy (HOT), and chemotherapy. Most important part of home palliative care is to prepare any physical and psychosocial problems among any types of occupation.

[A case of bilateral breast cancer and metastatic gastric cancer with peritonitis carcinomatosa successfully treated with a combination therapy of S-1 and paclitaxel].

A 46-year-old woman was diagnosed with complaints of bilateral breast tumor with massive ascites retention. The patient was examined as scirrhous carcinoma by lacteal gland inspection and dysplastic cell by ascites cytotechnology. We diagnosed her case to be bilateral breast cancer with peritonitis carcinomatosa, lymph node metastases and bony metastases.