[A case of type 4 gastric cancer with positive peritoneal lavage cytology, which relapsed at the peritoneum at the time of seven years and eight months after resection]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2010 Nov;37(12):2436-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of appetite loss and body weight loss. Upper digestive endoscopy showed a giant fold at the greater curvature stomach and diffused edematous gastric mucosa. Abdominal contrast CT demonstrated a significant thickening of the gastric wall and a large number of lymph node swelling. A clinical finding was Stage IIIB (T3N2M0) Type 4 gastric cancer of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Total gastrectomy, splenectomy and D2 lymph node dissection were performed. Although there was no peritoneal dissemination, peritoneal lavage cytology was positive. After the operation, S-1 alone chemotherapy was administered for four years. No recurrence had occurred for about seven years and eight months after resection. However, the patient was pointed out the signs of recurrence (ascites and induration) by CT. Now, S-1 alone chemotherapy was performed again, and the patient has been in good health.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / therapy
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Peritoneal Lavage
  • Splenectomy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid