[A Case of Rectal Carcinoid with Liver and Lymph Node Metastases Treated by a Two-Stage Operation].

A 77-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaint of chest pain. CT showed a liver tumor that was 45 mm in diameter. A colonoscopic examination revealed a submucosal tumor in the lower rectum, which was diagnosed by histopathology as a neuroendocrine tumor (NET), grade 2.

[Local excision of T1b anal canal cancer - a case report].

We performed transanal local excision of anal canal cancer in a 51-year-old man. The tumor was detected as an Isp polyp(7 mm)on the dentate line, by colonofiberscopic examination. Pathological findings indicated adenocarcinoma(T1b).

Intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin in advanced pancreatic cancer: a feasibility study.

Objective: Our aim was to examine the efficacy and tolerability of intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and cisplatin in advanced pancreatic cancer.

Methods: Sixteen patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer (12 Stage IVa and 4 Stage IVb with liver metastasis) were enrolled. The catheter for intra-arterial infusion was placed at the position to distribute chemotherapeutic drugs to both the pancreatic tumor and the liver.

[A case of recurrent advanced gastric cancer suggesting the efficacy of TS-1 and CDDP combination chemotherapy].

The patient, a 53-year-old male, underwent radical surgery for advanced gastric cancer (stage IV). On the second day after surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of 250 mg/day 5-FU (i.v.