Geriatric nutritional risk index as a risk-factor for infection relapse in elderly Japanese patients.

Old age is a risk factor for infection (CDI). As the world's aging population increases, identifying risk factors for CDI in elderly patients is a matter of urgency. This study examined the relationship between CDI relapse and nutritional status using the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI).

Axillary schwannoma mimicking lymph node metastasis-associated breast cancer: a case report.

Background: Axillary schwannoma associated with breast cancer is an extremely rare disease, and previous reports have been limited. In this setting, there is great concern about whether a tumor in the axillary region is lymph node metastasis. Herein, we report a unique case of axillary schwannoma that mimicked lymph node metastasis associated with breast cancer.

Analysis of somatic copy number alterations in biliary tract carcinoma using a single nucleotide polymorphism array.

Aim: Biliary tract carcinoma (BTC), including gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) and biliary duct carcinoma (BDC), has a poor prognosis. Comprehensive genomic profiling has important roles in evaluation of the carcinogenesis of BTC.

Materials & Methods: We examined somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) using a single nucleotide polymorphism array system to analyze 36 BTC samples (11 GBCs and 25 BDCs).

Effectiveness of intervention with a perioperative multidisciplinary support team for radical esophagectomy.

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention by a perioperative multidisciplinary support team for radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 85 consecutive patients with esophageal cancer who underwent radical esophagectomy via right thoracotomy or thoracoscopic surgery with gastric tube reconstruction. Twenty-one patients were enrolled in the non-intervention group (group N) from May 2011 to September 2012, 31 patients in the perioperative rehabilitation group (group R) from October 2012 to April 2014, and 33 patients in the multidisciplinary support team group (group S) from May 2014 to September 2015.

Peripheral vein infusions of amino acids facilitate recovery after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: Retrospective cohort analysis.

Background: To investigate the efficacy of amino acid administration via peripheral veins in addition to conventional enteral feeding following esophagectomy.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of data pertaining to 33 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent radical esophagectomy and satisfied the required nutrition control. Patients were divided into the amino acid group (n = 17) and control group (n = 16).

Downregulation of ST6GALNAC1 is associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma development.

Tylosis is an inherited disorder characterized by abnormal palmoplantar skin thickening and a highly elevated risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Analyses of tylosis in families have localized the responsible gene locus to a region of chromosome 17q25.1.

Two-stage surgery to repair a dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm in a severely obese patient: Open bifurcated graft replacement after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

With the increasing prevalence of severe obesity worldwide, surgical treatment for severely obese patients is becoming more popular. Bariatric surgery has occasionally been performed as a precursor to major operations for serious diseases to make these difficult surgeries safer for severely obese patients. We present the case of a severely obese patient with a dissected abdominal aortic aneurysm and left iliac artery aneurysm.

Successfully treated advanced esophageal cancer with left axillary lymph node metastasis and synchronous right breast cancer: a case report.

The incidence of double cancer of the esophagus and breast is rare, and axillary lymph node metastasis (ALM) in esophageal cancer is also very rare. We report a case of advanced esophageal cancer with left ALM and synchronous right breast cancer. A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with dysphagia.

Effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan followed by surgery on small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A case report.

Introduction: Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) is a rare disease with aggressive progression and a poor prognosis. A standard treatment strategy for SCCE is yet to be established.

Presentation Of Case: A 40-year-old woman with dysphagia was admitted to our hospital.

Curative two-stage resection for synchronous triple cancers of the esophagus, colon, and liver: Report of a case.

Introduction: Cases of synchronous triple cancers of the esophagus and other organs curatively resected are rare.

Presentation Of Case: A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with bloody feces. He was diagnosed with synchronous triple cancers of the esophagus, colon, and liver.

Long-term complete remission of metastatic breast cancer, induced by a steroidal aromatase inhibitor after failure of a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor.

Patient: Female, 56 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Breast cancer Symptoms: Solid mass in the right breast Medication: Exemestane Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Oncology.

Objective: Unusual clinical course.

Background: The efficacy of third-generation aromatase inhibitors for hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal metastatic breast cancer is well established.

Nipple adenoma arising from axillary accessory breast: a case report.

Unlabelled: Nipple adenoma is a relatively rare benign breast neoplasm, and cases of the disease arising from the axillary accessory breast have very seldom been reported in the English literature. We report a case of nipple adenoma arising from axillary accessory breast including clinical and pathological findings. An 82-year-old woman presented with the complaint of a small painful mass in the right axilla.

Association between genomic alterations and metastatic behavior of colorectal cancer identified by array-based comparative genomic hybridization.

Colorectal cancers (CRCs) exhibit multiple genetic alterations, including allelic imbalances (copy number alterations, CNAs) at various chromosomal loci. In addition to genetic aberrations, DNA methylation also plays important roles in the development of CRC. To better understand the clinical relevance of these genetic and epigenetic abnormalities in CRC, we performed an integrative analysis of copy number changes on a genome-wide scale and assessed mutations of TP53, KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA and DNA methylation of six marker genes in single glands isolated from 39 primary tumors.

A case of gallstone ileus displaying spontaneous closure of cholecystoduodenal fistula after enterolithotomy.

Introduction: Gallstone ileus, a rare complication of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis, is a relatively rare cause of alimentary tract obstruction. It is usually associated with a cholecystoenteric fistula through which a gallstone has passed into the gastrointestinal tract. Cholecystoenteric fistula uncommonly closes spontaneously, the period between formation and closure having rarely been reported.

Analysis of cell cycle-related proteins in gastric intramucosal differentiated-type cancers based on mucin phenotypes: a novel hypothesis of early gastric carcinogenesis based on mucin phenotype.

Background: Abnormalities of cell cycle regulators are common features in human cancers, and several of these factors are associated with the early development of gastric cancers. However, recent studies have shown that gastric cancer tumorigenesis was characterized by mucin expression. Thus, expression patterns of cell cycle-related proteins were investigated in the early phase of differentiated-type gastric cancers to ascertain any mechanistic relationships with mucin phenotypes.

Primary retroperitoneal spindle cell liposarcoma: pathological and immunohistochemical findings.

Spindle cell liposarcoma (SCLS) is presently regarded as a rare variant of well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS), which has the potential for aggressive clinical behavior. WDLPS occurs most frequently in the limbs and retroperitoneum. The most common site of SCLS occurrence is the upper limbs or shoulder girdle.