[A Case of QOL Improvement after Intestinal Stenosis Due to Peritoneal Dissemination of Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2017 Nov;44(12):1991-1993.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Nearly 70% of gastric cancer recurrences occur as peritoneal dissemination. Most of the treatment for recurrence of gastric cancer dissemination is chemotherapy; depending on the symptoms and the site of recurrence, palliative bypass surgery may be performed. Intensive treatment is often difficult for elderly patients over 85-years-old. This case was a 91-year-old female who underwent total gastrectomy for gastric cancer(signet-ring cell carcinoma)7years prior. Two years ago, a stenosis due to recurrence was revealed in the small intestine and bypass surgery was performed. At that time, she was 89-years-old, and chemotherapy was continued for 1 year. Six months ago, recurrence was revealed in the esophago-jejuno anastomosis. Since the stenosis was severe, it was possible to resume oral reconstitution by inserting a metallic stent. Chemotherapy(S-1)is currently ongoing. There are few reports of long-term treatment for recurrence of gastric cancer peritoneal dissemination in elderly people over 80 years of age. This report is a case of long-term survival involving multidisciplinary treatments, which improved the quality of life(QOL)over the age of 90 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / therapy*
  • Intestine, Small / pathology*
  • Intestine, Small / surgery
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Recurrence
  • Stents
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use

Substances

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