Successful closure of spontaneous esophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome) by endoscopic ligation with snare loops.

Introduction: Spontaneous esophageal rupture is a rare condition with a high mortality rate, and it is generally treated by surgery. In the present report, successful non-surgical closure of spontaneous esophageal rupture by endoscopic ligation with snare loops in a patient with pyopneumothorax and septicemia is presented.

Case Description: The case of an 80-year-old man patient with spontaneous esophageal rupture who was cured by endoscopic ligation with snare loops is reported.

[Awareness about medical expenses and certifications of eligibility for limited health insurance payments for chemotherapy among clinicians at the Ehime Cancer Care Network Priority Hospitals (Ehime Cancer Kyoten Hospitals)].

The "Cancer Chemotherapy and its Management" subcommittee at the Ehime Cancer Care Network Priority Hospitals (Ehime Cancer Kyoten Hospitals)with a focus on medical expenses associated with chemotherapy, surveyed awareness among 98 clinicians regarding certifications of eligibility for Limited Health Insurance Payments during cancer treatment. This committee also lists social and clinical problems encountered at the Ehime Cancer Care Network Priority Hospitals. In our survey, 78% of clinicians were consulted about medical expenses associated with chemotherapy and were actively involved in resolving medical expense problems and resulting correspondences.

A case of mucoid carcinoma of the sigmoid colon with features of a submucosal tumor.

An 82-year-old man visited a medical clinic for dyschezia. His serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level was 16ng/ml. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed an 8×7cm tumor in the sigmoid colon.

Feasibility of tailored, selective and effective anticancer chemotherapy by direct injection of docetaxel-loaded immunoliposomes into Her2/neu positive gastric tumor xenografts.

We assessed the effects of direct injection of docetaxel-loaded immuno-(trastuzumab)-liposomes (IDL) on a xenograft mouse tumor model to determine potential clinical applications of intratumoral tailored chemotherapy against Her2/neu-overexpressing gastric cancer. The NCI-N87 Her2/neu overexpressing gastric cancer cell line xenograft mouse model was treated with IDL or docetaxel-loaded liposomes (DL). The ratio of the tumor volume of the treatment:control was determined.