[A case of metachronous liver metastasis from neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach at 1 year and 10 months after endoscopic submucosal dissection]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2017;114(2):238-247. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.114.238.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 77-year-old man underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a type 0-IIc tumor located in the cardiac part of the stomach. The pathological diagnosis of the tumor was poorly differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma with submucosal invasion depth;therefore, radical gastrectomy was also performed. After 1 year and 10 months, liver metastasis was detected because of which partial liver resection was performed. The pathological diagnosis of the tumor was neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC). The pathology of the ESD specimen was re-examined, and a diagnosis of gastric NEC was made;furthermore, the liver tumor was regarded as metachronous metastasis. Despite the radical excision of the stage IA tumor, metastasis occurred. Chemotherapy with S-1 alone was successfully performed after the liver resection while considering the advanced age of the patient. Follow-up revealed no signs of recurrence at 1 year and 4 months after the treatment, indicating that the S-1 therapy may be considered for treating NEC in elderly and medically compromised patients owing to its mild side effects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Drug Combinations
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors

Substances

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