Colon Cancer

[A Case of Carcinoma Associated with an Anal Fistula Repaired Using a Hatchet Flap after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy].

The patient was a 53-year-old man who complained of perianal pain. He had a 20-year history of an anal fistula. There was a 10 cm tumor with mucin-like discharge on the left side of the anus. His CEA level was high, at 7.3 ng/mL, and T2-weighted MRI revealed a multilocular cystic tumor with high signal intensity. The second biopsy result indicated mucinous adenocarcinoma. We performed neoadjuvant ...

[A Case of Large Rectal Villous Adenoma Associated with Tenesmus and Body Weight Loss].

The patient was a 78-year-old man who was hospitalized with a 1-month history of tenesmus and body weight loss. Blood tests revealed a mild increase in tumor markers(CEA 9.7 ng/mL)and an elevation of the inflammatory response. Colonoscopic examination disclosed a full circular lateral spreading tumor(LST)extending from the second Houston valve to the rectosigmoidal region with a more than 10 cm le...

[Remission of Advanced Gastric Cancer with Concurrent Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis via Chemotherapy - A Case Report].

The following is a case report of moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach with widespread thrombosis of the portal vein, for w...

[Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer after Perforative Peritonitis of the Rectum Due to Disseminated Ovarian Cancer].

A72 -year-old woman who complained of abdominal pain and distention visited the emergency clinic of our hospital in April 2014. Computed tomography(CT...

Support Vector Machine Based on microRNA Expression Profiles to Predict Histological Origin of Ampullary Carcinoma: Case Report of a Patient Affected From Adenocarcinoma of the Papilla of Vater With Lynch Syndrome.

Adenocarcinomas of Vater's papilla (PVAC) may originate from either the pancreatic duct or the intestinal epithelium. Conflicting data have been repor...

A cardiac electrical activity model based on a cellular automata system in comparison with neural network model.

Cardiac Electrical Activity is commonly distributed into three dimensions of Cardiac Tissue (Myocardium) and evolves with duration of time. The indica...

Colorectal Cancer Staging Using Three Clustering Methods Based on Preoperative Clinical Findings.

Determination of the colorectal cancer stage is possible only after surgery based on pathology results. However, sometimes this may prove impossible. ...

In silico discovery of significant pathways in colorectal cancer metastasis using a two-stage optimisation approach.

Accurate and reliable modelling of protein-protein interaction networks for complex diseases such as colorectal cancer can help better understand mech...

Robotic Assisted Extended Sleeve Lobectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

A 61-year-old man had experienced an irritating cough for 1 month. He received a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma by bronchoscopy. Computed tomography...

Left lower lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection by complete video-assisted thoracic surgery.

A 50-year-old female was administered with left lower lobe lesion for 10 days. A preoperative chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the le...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy.

A 62-year-old woman was referred to the Thoracic Surgery Department after computed tomography (CT) revealed a 1.0 cm × 1.1 cm mass peripherally in the...

HUMAN DNA QUANTIFICATION IN THE STOOLS OF PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER.

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is one of the main cause of cancer in the world. Colonoscopy is the best screen method, however the compliance is less t...

[A Case of Gastric Cancer with Multiple Liver Metastases Treated with XP Chemotherapy and RFA Resulting in a Complete Response for a Long Time].

A 60-year-old man underwent total gastrectomy with Japanese D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer. The resected specimen was diagnosed ...

[Hepatic Resection of Multiple Liver Metastases from Gastric Cancer after Molecular Targeted Chemotherapy(S-1 plus Cisplatin plus Trastuzumab)].

A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with gastric cancer and underwent distal gastrectomy, and D1+b lymph node dissection. He was diagnosed postoperatively...

[R0 Resection by Distal Pancreatectomy with En Bloc Celiac Axis Resection after Down-Staging by FOLFIRINOX Therapy in a Case of Pancreas Cancer--Report of a Case].

The patient, a 55-year-old man, was diagnosed elsewhere as having cancer of the tail of the pancreas and was referred to our hospital. Abdominal compu...

[Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Therapy for Refractory Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Spherical Embolic Material--A Single Case Report].

Here, we report the use of trans-arterial chemoembolization for primary lung cancer. The patient was a 56-year-old woman with refractory Stage Ⅳ non-s...

[A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination Effectively Treated with S-1 and Docetaxel Combination Chemotherapy].

A 72-year-old man underwent surgery for advanced gastric cancer. Systemic chemotherapy was started, using a regimen of S-1/CDDP for 4 courses, followe...

[A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer for Which Curative Resection Was Performed, Despite CEA Elevation].

A 32-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of epigastric pain. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 5 advanced gastric ca...

[A Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Relieved after Sigmoid Colon Cancer Resection].

A 76-year-old man presented with many bullous lesions and erythema over his whole body in August 2014. Blood examination showed an elevation of the an...

[Laparoscopic Surgery for T4b Colorectal Cancer].

BACKGROUND: It is considered difficult to perform laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with T4b that is directly invades to adjacent organs. Thi...