AI Article Synopsis
- An 86-year-old man was diagnosed with type 0-Ⅲ gastric cancer and underwent laparoscopic total gastrectomy, with the final diagnosis of stage ⅠB cancer showing no signs of recurrence for 5 years.
- Eight years after the surgery, he experienced abdominal distention and anorexia, leading to the discovery of pleural fluid and ascites, but scans did not show any detectable recurrence.
- Cytopathology revealed a late recurrence of gastric cancer affecting the pleura and peritoneum, but the patient declined treatment and passed away three months later, highlighting the rarity of such late recurrences.
Article Abstract
An 86-year-old man presented with upper abdominal pain and was diagnosed with type 0-Ⅲ gastric cancer located at the posterior wall of the upper stomach by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Laparoscopic total gastrectomy(D1+)was performed for gastric cancer of cStage Ⅰ. As final pathological diagnosis was pT2N0(0/27)M0H0P0CY0, pStage ⅠB, adjuvant chemotherapy was not administrated. The patient has been alive with no recurrence for 5 years after surgery. 8 years and 1 month after procedure, he visited our hospital with chief complaint of abdominal distention and anorexia. Chest and abdominal CT showed pleural fluid and ascites, but PET-CT could not detect any sites of recurrence. Cytopathology and cell blocks by immunohistochemical staining of ascites proved recurrence of previous gastric cancer. Any treatment was rejected, and the patient died 3 months after recurrence and 8 years and 4 months after gastrectomy. Late recurrence on both pleura and peritoneum of gastric cancer is very rare. We report a case of pStage ⅠB gastric cancer relapsed on both pleura and peritoneum 8 year after radical gastrectomy.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!