5-fluorouracil-induced leukoencephalopathy with acute stroke-like presentation fulfilling criteria for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy.

A 61-year-old man underwent systemic chemotherapy with intravenous infusion of nedaplatin and 5-fluorouracil. On the day after the final drug administration, he suddenly experienced difficulty in speaking followed by left-sided weakness. His National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 12.

Perioperative rehabilitation approaches in those over 75 years with respiratory dysfunction from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing abdominal tumor surgery.

Purpose: We report two cases of perioperative rehabilitation for abdominal cancer patients aged 75 years and older with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Case Description: Case 1 was a 75-year-old man with COPD and 52-year history of smoking 30 cigarettes per day. The patient was diagnosed with gastric cancer and scheduled for laparoscopic total gastrectomy.