[A case of lethal interstitial pneumonia after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer].

We report a case of lethal interstitial pneumonia that occurred after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. A 76-year-old man with no history of interstitial pneumonia received 2 courses of S-1 (100 mg/body) following 1 course of S-1 plus cisplatin( CDDP) from June 2012. He complained of dyspnea on exertion 6 days after completion of the treatment.

[Risk factors for tumor recurrence after curative resection in patients with Stage IIIa colon and rectosigmoid cancer].

Purpose: The aim of this study was to elucidate the risk factors for recurrence of Stage IIIa colon and rectosigmoid cancer.

Patients And Methods: The subjects were 93 patients with Stage IIIa colon and rectosigmoid cancer who underwent radical colectomy in this department between 2001 and 2011. Various risk factors for recurrence were examined.

[Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for liver metastases of colorectal cancer].

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver metastases of colorectal cancer.

Methods: RFA was used to treat 31 tumors (median diameter 1.5 cm, range 0.

[A case of unresectable type 4 gastric cancer which has kept a long-term partial response with adjuvant systemic chemotherapy].

A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaint of epigastric discomfort in February 2006. The detailed examination had revealed type 4 advanced gastric cancer. An exploratory laparotomy was performed for the unresectable case due to peritonitis cartinomatoza.

[A case of radiation therapy successfully treated liver and lung tumors arising from postoperative cecum cancer].

The patient was an 85-year-old man who underwent a rt-hemicolectomy, cholecystectomy and choledocholithotomy for cecum cancer and bile duct stone. The tumor was a well differentiated adenocarcinoma, type 2 in the Japanese classification of colorectal carcinoma. The tumor was considered to be in stage II (ss, ly2, v0, n (-), P0, H0, M (-)).

[Two cases of advanced gastric cancer with postoperative severe complications after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy].

We report two cases of advanced gastric cancer with severe postoperative complications after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The first case is a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed as a type 2 advanced gastric cancer with paraaortic lymph node metastases and the elevation of serum CA19-9 level. NAC was started, but no reductions were noted after 3 courses.