[Long-Term Survival after Palliative Surgery for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Bone Marrow Metastasis-A Case Report]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2019 Dec;46(13):2542-2544.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer with bone marrow metastasis(cT4aN1pM1[MAR], pStage Ⅳ). After 18 courses of S-1 and cisplatin and 18 courses of ramucirumab and paclitaxel, the chemotherapy was stopped because of stenosis. We performed endoscopic metallic stent placement, but stenosis reappeared after a month. Subsequently, distal gastrectomy was performed as a palliative surgery. She had no complications and improved appetite, therefore, she resumed chemotherapy after 3 postoperative months and continued for 4 years and 9 months from the first visit. In general, gastric cancer with bone marrow metastasis has a poor prognosis, however, in this case, long-term survival was achieved with palliative surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Bone Marrow Neoplasms* / secondary
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Palliative Care
  • Stomach Neoplasms* / surgery