[Surgical Resection for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Portal Vein Tumor Embolus - Two Cases]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2016 Nov;43(12):1948-1950.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Gastric cancer with portal tumor embolus is rare and there is no definite strategy for its surgical resection. We report 2 cases ofgastric cancer with portal vein tumor embolus treated using gastrectomy and thrombectomy. Case 1: The patient was a 56- year-old man. We performed total gastrectomy, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and thrombectomy. The patient was treated with 4 courses ofS -1 plus CDDP chemotherapy followed by S-1 administration. Eight months after surgery, CT revealed metastasis in the left adrenal gland and he died 2 years after surgery. Case 2: The patient was a 57-year-old man. We performed total gastrectomy, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, partial resection of the transverse colon, and thrombectomy. The patient was treated using adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy followed by UFT administration for 3 years. The patient has been alive with no tumor recurrence for the past 10 years. If there is no other therapeutic option for portal vein embolus, gastrectomy with thrombectomy could increase the possibility oflong -term survival.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Portal Vein / pathology
  • Portal Vein / surgery*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / blood supply*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thromboembolism / pathology
  • Thromboembolism / surgery*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Cisplatin