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009)and CONUT score(p=0.035, OR 1.386, 95%CI 1.023-1.878) were significant risk factors for SSI development. Multivariate analysis also demonstrated that operative time(p=0.003, OR 1.006, 95%CI 1.002-1.010)and CONUT score(p=0.025, OR 1.508, 95%CI 1.053-2.161)were significant risk factors for SSI development. CONCLUSIONS The CONUT score was identified as a significant preoperative risk factor for SSI after rectal cancer surgery in both the univariate and multivariate analyses. Therefore, the preoperative evaluation using the CONUT score may be useful for predicting the risk of SSI in patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery.Case 1 A man in his 70s was referred to our hospital for further examination of a liver tumor(S3, 3 cm)detected by ultrasonography. Multimodal image examination showed a cystic lesion with solid papillary components located in the S4 accompanied by dilatation of the surrounding intrahepatic bile duct. Although biliary cytology did not indicate confirmed malignancy, the lesion was thought to be an intraductal papillary neoplasm of bile duct(IPNB)with malignant potential, and a left lobectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a papillary tumor in the intrahepatic bile duct which consisted of atypical epithelial cells of pancreatobiliary type, and the lesion was diagnosed as an IPNB with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia. Case 2 A woman in her 70s was referred to our hospital because of a liver tumor(S4, 8 cm)detected by ultrasonography. Multimodal image examination showed a cystic lesion localized to the liver(S3, 8 cm), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)showed continuity of the cyst and the intrahepatic bile duct. The biliary cytology was positive, and the lesion was thought to be a malignant IPNB. After preoperative drainage of the cystic lesion, a left lobectomy was conducted. Histopathological examination showed that the papillary tumor localized to the bile duct and atypical epithelium cells of pancreatobiliary type were infiltrating into the surrounding matrix. We diagnosed this tumor as an IPNB with an associated invasive carcinoma.BACKGROUND This study examined the treatment outcomes of gastrectomy in patients aged less then 85 years who had gastric cancer(GC). METHODS The postoperative short- and long-term outcomes of 27 patients aged less then 85 years who underwent gastrectomy for GC at our institute were retrospectively investigated. RESULTS The median age was 87 years(range 85-94 years), and 17 patients(63%)had comorbidities. Total, distal, and proximal gastrectomies were performed for 12, 14, and 1 patient, respectively. Only 13 patients(48%)underwent standard lymph lymphadenectomy(LND), while R0, R1, and R2 were performed for 23, 2, and 2 patients, respectively. The overall, surgical, and non-surgical complication rates were 59%, 26%, and 44%, respectively, even though the incidence of GradeBⅢa complications was only 4%, and there was no mortality. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival rates(OSR)were 91.7%, 79.4%, and 63.2%, respectively. The 3-year OSRs of the patients who underwent R0, R1, and R2 were 76.2%, 35.4%, and 0%, respectively. The 3-year OSR was significantly higher in the patients who underwent the standard LND(100%)than in those who underwent limited LND(36.6%). CONCLUSION The standard LND and R0 might also be useful for patients aged less then 85 years who had GC, although care should be taken for the high incidence of complications.Orbital metastasis from breast cancer is a rare condition. Here, we describe 2 cases of orbital metastasis from breast cancer. The first patient was a 26-year-old woman diagnosed with triple-negative invasive ductal carcinoma. She underwent surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. One year after surgery, she had multiple bone metastases and then multiple liver metastases developed. During chemotherapy for metastatic disease, she complained ofheadaches and visual disturbances. Findings ofa MRI scan suggested a metastatic tumor in the left orbit. A total of 30 Gy of radiation therapy was administered, but she died a month after the orbital metastasis was discovered. The second patient was a 42-year-old woman, who had advanced breast cancer with bone metastasis. Diplopia developed 8 months after initiation of chemotherapy. Meningeal dissemination was suspected because ophthalmological examination revealed swelling ofbilateral optic discs. She lost her sight within a month. She died 2 months after the diagnosis oforbital metastasis. There was no evidence ofcentral nervous system metastasis in either case. Loss ofvision severely impairs patients' quality oflif e. It is important to know that there is rarely such a rapid progression ofdisease, especially in young patients with triple-negative disease.We examined the relationship between immune and nutritional indices and the outcome of colorectal cancer patients at our hospital. We retrospectively analyzed 196 patients with pStage Ⅱand Ⅲcolorectal cancer who underwent curative surgery in our institution between 2007 and 2013. The evaluation items were immune and nutritional indices, such as neutrophil/lym- phocyte ratio(NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio(PLR), lymphocyte/monocyte ratio(LMR), and the Onodera nutritional index (PNI). Moreover, we analyzed the relationship between immune and nutritional indices and outcome, overall survival(OS), and recurrence-free survival(RFS). Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that low LMR was significantly related to high mortality. PD173212 mw Univariate analysis showed that high NLR, low LMR, and low PNIwere significantly related to a decrease in OS. Multivariate analysis showed that PNIwas an independent predictor of OS. LMR is suggested as a new predictor for postoperative complications. PNIis suggested as a new prognostic factor in pStageⅡand Ⅲcolorectal cancer.Ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Recent advances in chemotherapy may improve this prognosis. In this retrospective study, we evaluated indicators of poor prognosis for ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer. Twenty patients, who were diagnosed with ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer from April 2000 to December 2017, were enrolled. Oophorectomy was performed in 18 of the 20 patients. Postoperative chemotherapy was provided to 13 patients, and molecular targeting agents were administered in 5 patients. Metastases to other organs besides the ovaries, premenopausal condition, undifferentiated histologic type of the primary tumor, and no resection of ovarian metastases were identified as indicators of poor prognosis. The 3-year survival rate was 15%, and the 5-year survival rate was 0%. In conclusion, oophorectomy can improve the prognosis of patients with ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer. However, prognostic improvement due to molecular target agents was not shown.
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