Case report of long-term survivor of advanced gastric cancer associated with peritoneal dissemination successfully treated with cancer chemotherapy
Shibata, N.; Tamai, M.; Ikeda, K.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 22(1): 119-122
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 7826066 Document Number: 451455
We reported a case of gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination, which was successfully treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and partial gastrectomy. A 71-year-old female visited to our hospital because of umbilical tumor (Sister Mary Joseph's node). UGI series showed a Borrmann 1 type gastric cancer and laparoscopic examination revealed peritoneal metastasis. Her abdominal cavity was treated with MTX and CDDP and she was given intravenous administration of 5-FU/LV. Repeated laparoscopy revealed complete disappearance of peritoneal seeding, and a partial gastrectomy was done. The histopathological findings of resected specimen showed the significant effects of preoperative chemotherapy. She has been living for more than 2 years with no recurrence after initial chemotherapy.