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A case study of advanced gastric cancer patient with metastasis to liver (간전이를 동반한 진행성 위암 환자 1례(例)에 대한 임상보고(臨床報告))

  • Song Kee-Cheol;Choi Byung-Lyul;An Jung-Jo;Lim Seung-Min;Kim Man-Ho;Lee Ji-Young;Yoo Hwa-Seung;Cho Jung-Hyo;Lee Yeon-Weol;Son Chang-Gue;Cho Chong-Kwan;Kim Yeon-Jin
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.24 no.4_2
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    • pp.1067-1074
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    • 2003
  • Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of traditional oriental therapies(TOT) on advanced gastric cancer(AGC) patient with metastasis to liver. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical record of a case of AGC patient in stage IV with metastasis to liver who had been treated with TOT for 5 months continuously in East-West Cancer Center of Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University from 5 March 2003 through 22 July 2003. Results : After treated with TOT for the 5 months, most of symptoms were disappeared or improved and tumor size was decreased on abdominal CT compared with the previous result. The hematological results and tumor markers were not increased. Conclusions : From the above results, it could be suggested that TOT have effects on improving symptoms and quality of life as a supportive or curative therapy for AGC patients.

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A Case of Partial Response with Trastuzumab Based Treatment in Advanced Gastric Cancer with Multiple Metastasis (다발성 전이가 동반된 위암 환자에서 Trastuzumab 치료로 부분 관해를 보인 1례)

  • Seo Hee Lee;Hyun Yong Jeong;Hee Seok Moon;Jae Kyu Sung;Sun Hyun Kang;Ju Seok Kim
    • Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.125-129
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    • 2017
  • A 38-year-old man presented with abdominal discomfort and was diagnosed as type 3 advanced gastric cancer with multiple liver and lung metastases (Stage IV). Endoscopic forcep biopsy revealed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, which stained positive HER2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor) on immunohistochemistry. We started chemotherapy with FP (5-Fluorouracil plus Cisplatin) plus trastuzumab. After 6 cycles of FP plus trastuzumab chemotherapy, there were partial response in the liver, lung and lymph nodes metastasis. Especially, metastatic lung lesions showed remarkable improvement. Chemotherapy with FP plus trastuzamab was effective for HER2 positive advanced cancer with multiple liver and lung metastases. Through active research on target therapy about advanced gastric cancer, we expect to improve the survival rate and quality of life of patients with advanced gastric cancer who can not undergo curative resection.

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Total Gastrectomy with Distal Pancreatico-splenectomy for Treating Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer (진행 위암에서의 위 전절제술에 동반된 원위부 췌-비장 절제)

  • Lee, Sung-Ho;Kim, Wook;Song, Kyo-Young;Kim, Jin-Jo;Chin, Hyung-Min;Park, Jo-Hyun;Jeon, Hae-Myung;Park, Seung-Man;Ahn, Chang-Jun;Lee, Jun-Hyun
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.74-81
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: Routine pancreatico-splenectomy with total gastrectomy should no longer be considered as the standard surgical procedure for gastric cancer because of the lack of proven surgical benefit for survival. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinicopathologic factors and the survival of patients with locally advanced gastric cancer and they had undergone combined pancreatico-splenectomy with a curative intent. Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a total of 118 patients who had undergone total gastrectomy with distal pancreatico-splenectomy from 1990 to 2001. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 90 patients who were free from cancer invasion (group I), and 28 patients with histologically proven cancer invasion into the pancreas (group II). The various clinicopathologic factors that were presumed to influence survival and the survival rates were analyzed. Results: The rate of pathological pancreatic invasion was 23.7%. The tumor stage, depth of invasion, pancreas invasion, lymph node metastasis, lymph node ratio, curability and the hepatic and peritoneal metastasis were statistically significance on univariate analysis. Among these factors, the tumor stage, lymph node ratio and curability were found to be independent prognostic factor on multivariate analysis. The 5-years survival rates were 36.2% for group I and 13.9% for group II. The morbidity rate was 22.1%, and this included pancreatic fistula (5.1%), intra-abdominal abscess (4.2%) and bleeding (4.2%). The overall mortality rate was 0.8%. Conclusion: Combined distal pancreatico-splenectomy with total gastrectomy with a curative intent was selectively indicated for those patients with visible tumor invasion to the pancreas, a difficult complete lymph node dissection around the distal pancreas and spleen, and no evidence of liver metastasis or peritoneal dissemination.

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An Analysis of Clinical Characteristics for 226 Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer Treated at a Korean Medicine Hospital: A Retrospective Chart Review (단일 한방병원에 내원한 소화기계 암환자 226명에 대한 임상적 특징 분석; 후향적 차트 리뷰)

  • Cho, Na-kyung;Lee, Yu-rim;Kim, Kyung-soon;Choi, Hong-sik;Kim, Seung-mo
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.708-716
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    • 2018
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to conduct a clinical analysis of gastrointestinal cancer patients treated with Korean medical therapy. Methods: We analyzed a retrospective review of 226 gastrointestinal cancer patients treated in the cancer center of a Korean medicine hospital from February 2012 to August 2017. The patients' general characteristics, including the tumor, origin, stage of cancer, type of treatment, and chief complaint, were investigated before and after the treatment. Results: The largest proportion of tumor origins in total patients and inpatients was gastric cancer. Overall, 54.9% of the patients' tumors were stage IV. In total, 65.9% of patients visited the Oriental hospital for combination treatment with conventional medicine. The patients' chief complaints were abdominal discomfort, general weakness, and general cancer-related pain. Conclusions: This study presented the characteristics of patients with gastrointestinal cancer treated with Oriental medicine. Further advanced studies of Oriental medical cancer treatments are needed, based on the findings of this study.

Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in Gastric Cancer Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis (PM): Results of a Single-Center Experience and Register Study

  • Gockel, Ines;Jansen-Winkeln, Boris;Haase, Linda;Rhode, Philipp;Mehdorn, Matthias;Niebisch, Stefan;Moulla, Yusef;Lyros, Orestis;Lordick, Florian;Schierle, Katrin;Wittekind, Christian;Thieme, Rene
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.379-391
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Gastric cancer (GC) patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) have poor prognosis. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) in combination with systemic chemotherapy is a novel treatment option for patients in stage IV of the disease. Materials and Methods: Between November 2015 and June 2018, prospective data collection was performed in 24 patients with GC and PM (median age, 57; range, 44-75 years). These patients underwent 46 PIPAC procedures with a median number of 2 interventions per patient (range, 1-6). A laparoscopic access was used and a combined therapy of cisplatin and doxorubicin aerosol was administered. Results: The median peritoneal carcinomatosis index before the 1st PIPAC was 14 (range, 2-36), and the median ascites volume in patients before the 1st PIPAC was 100 mL (range, 0-6 mL, 300 mL). Eleven patients, who received 2 or more PIPAC procedures, had decreased and stable volumes of ascites, while only 3 patients displayed increasing volume of ascites. The median overall survival was 121 days (range, 66-625 days) after the 1st PIPAC procedure, while 8 patients who received more than 3 PIPAC procedures had a median survival of 450 days (range, 206-481 days) (P=0.0376). Conclusions: Our data show that PIPAC is safe and well tolerated, and that the production of ascites can be controlled by PIPAC in GC patients. Patients, who received 2 or more PIPAC procedures, reported a stable overall quality of life. Further studies are required to document the significance of PIPAC as a palliative multimodal therapy.

Clinical Usefulness of a Totally Laparoscopic Gastrectomy (전(全)복강경하 위절제술의 임상적 유용성)

  • Kim, Jin-Jo;Kim, Sung-Keun;Jun, Kyong-Hwa;Kang, Han-Chul;Song, Kyo-Young;Chin, Hyung-Min;Kim, Wook;Jeon, Hae-Myung;Park, Cho-Hyun;Park, Seung-Man;Lim, Keun-Woo;Park, Woo-Bae;Kim, Seung-Nam
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.132-138
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: In Korea, the number of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomies for early gastric cancer patients has been on the increase. Although minimally invasive surgery is more beneficial, no reported case of a total laparoscopic gastrectomy has been reported because of difficulty with intracorporeal anastomosis. This study attempts, through our experience, to determine the safety and feasibility of a total laparoscopic gastrectomy with various types of intracorporeal anastomosis using laparoscopic linears stapler in treating early gastric carcinomas. Materials and Methods: We investigated the surgical results and clinicopatholgical characteristics of 81 patients that underwent a totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy at our department between June 2004 and May 2007. The intracorporeal anastomoses were performed by using laparoscopic linear staplers. Results: The mean operative time was 287 minutes, the mean anastomotic time was 40 minutes, and the mean number of laparoscopic linear staplers used for an operation was 7.5. The mean time to the first flatus, the first food intake, and discharge from hospital was 2.9, 3.6, and 10.3 days respectively. There were 11 cases of postoperative complications, but no case of postoperative mortality or conversion to an open procedure. In 75 patients with an adenocarcinoma, the mean number of lymph nodes harvested was 38.1 and the stage distribution was as follows: stage I, 72 patients; stage II, 2 patients; stage IV, 1 patient. During the mean follow-up period of 14 months, 5 patients died of other causes and there were no cases of cancer recurrence. Conclusion: A total laparoscopic gastrectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis by using a laparoscopic linear stapler was found to be safe and feasible. We were able to obtain acceptable surgical outcomes in terms of minimal invasiveness.

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Management of an Intra-abdominal Fluid Collection after Gastric Cancer Surgery (위암 수술 후 발생한 복강 내 체액 저류의 치료)

  • Jeon, Young-Min;Ahn, Hye-Seong;Yoo, Moon-Won;Cho, Jae-Jin;Lee, Jeong-Min;Lee, Huk-Joon;Yang, Han-Kwang;Lee, Kuhn-Uk
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.256-261
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: Intra-abdominal fluid collection is one of the risk factors associated with postoperative morbidity or mortality for patients who undergo gastric cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients with postoperative intra-abdominal fluid collection and to identify the indications for inserting a percutaneous drain (PCD) in patients with intra-abdominal fluid collection. Materials and Methods: Among the 1,277 patients who underwent operations for gastric cancer at Seoul National University Hospital between April 2005 and July 2006, the data of 117 patients with an intra-abdominal fluid collection were reviewed. Results: The number of patients' with pathologic stage I, II, III and IV disease was 42 (36.8%), 23 (20.2%), 16 (14%) and 33 (28.9%), respectively. Forty-three patients (36.3%) underwent PCD insertion and the other 43 patients received conservative management. A univariate analysis of multiple clinical variables revealed that age, gender, diabetes, liver disease, lymph node dissection, the pathologic stage and the body mass index (BMI, $kg/m^2$) were not significantly associated with PCD insertion (P>0.05). However, the univariate analysis showed that two characteristics were associated with a significantly high incidence of PCD insertion: a diameter of an intra-abdominal fluid collection greater than 4 cm and infectious signs such as leukocytosis, fever and bacteremia. Conclusion: About two thirds of the intra-abdominal fluid collections after surgery for gastric cancer were managed with only conservative method without other morbidities of mortality. Surgeons should consider performing PCD insertion if the largest diameter of an intra-abdominal fluid collection is over 4 cm or if infectious signs are seen.

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Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer Invading the Pancreatic Head or Duodenum (췌장 두부 또는 십이지장을 침범한 위암에서의 수술적 치료)

  • Kim, Su-Yeol;Lee, Jong-Myeong;Kim, Woo-Young
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: Combined resection of an invaded organ in advanced gastric cancer (AGC) with infiltration of adjacent organs is essential to achieve R0 resection. However, when the tumor invades the head of the pancreas or duodenum, R0 resection interferes with the lower resectability and results in a higher morbidity. Wereviewed these cases retrospectively and considered the proper extent of the surgical resection. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed cases where patients underwent surgery for gastric adenocarcinoma at the Department of Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, between January 1998 and December 2003. Among the 45 patients who were suspected to have pancreatic head or duodenum invasion by a primary tumor or metastatic lymph nodes based on the operative findings, we included 22 patients without incurable factors. The patients were classified into three groups: 4 patients that underwent a combined resection (PD group), 12 patients that underwent a palliative subtotal gastrectomy (STG group) and 6 patients that underwent bypass surgery only (GJ group). We analyzed the clinicopathological features, operative data and results. Results: The patients of the PD group achieved R0 resection by PD with D3 Dissection in all Patients. A pancreatic fistula was observed in one patient (morbidity 25%). There was no surgery-associated mortality (mortality 0%). All patients of the PD group were in stage IV. However, the 2-year survival rate (SR) was 75% and the 5-year SR was 50%. Six patients of the STG group underwent surgery with marginal resection and the other six patients of the STG group had a positive distal resection margin. The 2-year SR was 41.7% and the 5-year SR was 16.7%. Most of the patients of group GJ were of old age (mean age: $72.7{\pm}8.6$ years) or had chronic diseases. The 2-year SR was 0%. Conclusion: Combined resection of the pancreas and duodenum in AGC with pancreatic head invasion is relatively safe with moderate morbidity and a lower mortality. One can expect long-term survival if combined resectionis performed in cases without incurable factors.

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Can 3-year Disease-free Survival be Substituted for 5-year Overall Survival in Curatively Resected Gastric Cancer? (치유 절제술을 받은 위암 환자에서의 3년 무병생존이 5년 전체생존을 대치할 수 있는가?)

  • Kwon, Sung-Joon;Kim, Hyoung-Ju;Kim, Mi-Kyung
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.5 no.3 s.19
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    • pp.174-179
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: The 5-year survival rate is the most useful parameter for evaluating the effect of management on most malignant tumors. Recurrence after a curative resection for gastric cancer occurs mostly within 3 years of the operation, which caused us to evaluate whether a 3-year disease-free survival (3DFS) can be substituted for a 5-year overall survival (5OS). Materials and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 656 consecutive patients who had undergone a curative resection for gastric cancer To assess whether 3DFS represents 5OS, we used a simple linear regression with survival probability calculated by using the survival function. Results: Recurrence was found in 175 cases during the follow-up periods. The accumulative frequencies of recurrence at postoperative 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years were 46% (81 cases), 89% (156 cases), and 97% (170 cases), respectively. The correlation coefficient (r) and the coefficient of determination $(r^2)$ between 3DFS and 5OS were 0.87 and 0.76, respectively, and the regression equation was $5OS=0.18+(0.80{\times}3DFS)$. The r and $R^2$ according to the type of recurrence were 0.89 and 0.80 in peritoneal seeding, 0.88 and 0.78 in hematogeneous metastasis, and 0.86 and 0.73 in local recurrence, respectively. The r (0.77) and $r^2$ (0.60) were relatively lower in low stages (stage I and II) compared to r (0.88) and $r^2(0.77)$ in high stages (stage III and IV). Conclusion: The 3DFS is an excellent predictor of 5OS. Therefore, if we use the former as the treatment evaluating method, 2-year time reduction in assessing and reporting treatment results is expected.

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Treatment of Stomach Cancer Involving Esophagogastric Junction (식도-위 경계부위를 침범한 위암의 치료)

  • 이종목;백희종;박종호;임수빈;조재일
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.34 no.12
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    • pp.930-936
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    • 2001
  • Background: The origin site of carcinoma invading esophagogastric junction is variable. It may arise from squamous cell carcinoma of low esophagus, adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's esophagus, adenocarcinoma of gastric cardia, or extension from proximal stomach cancer. In Korea, the majority of adenocarcinoma invading esophago-gastric junction seems to arise from proximal gastric carcinoma. Material and Method: We reviewed the data of surgically-resected gastric adenocarcinoma involving esophagogastric junction in KCCH between 1988 and 1999. Result: There were 212 cases. Male to female ratio was 156 to 56. Age distribution was between 22 and 78. Variable surgical approaches including median laparotomy, laparotomy with left or right thoracotomy, left thoracotomy, and thoracoabdominal approach were used. Postoperative pathologic stages were : Stage IA-7, IB-11, Ⅱ-25, ⅢA-73, ⅢB-34, and Ⅳ-57. Curative resection was performed in 199 patients, and total gastrectomy was performed in 200 patients. There were 77.4%(164 cases) with esophageal involvement, 74.1%(157 cases) with tumor involvement in the abdominal LN, and 8%(17 cases) with mediastinal LN metastasis. Operative mortality was 3.3%, and over-all 5 year survival rate was 35%. Conclusion: There are various surgical approaches and many things to consider for surgical resection, thoracic and abdominal approach may need for obtain proper resection margin and adequate lymph node dissection in stomach cancer invading esophagogastric junction.

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