Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
Online ISSN : 1349-7693
Print ISSN : 0446-6586
Volume 119, Issue 5
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Monthly report (General review article); Current status and prospects of various treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of new drugs
Monthly report (Review article); Current status and prospects of various treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of new drugs
Case report
  • Yuka ITO, Tomoyuki WAKAHARA, Mayumi INABA, Takahiro ANAMI, Kiyonori KA ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 438-445
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    A 43-year-old woman was suffering from epigastric pain. Her gastroscopy revealed polyposis of the stomach, and her biopsy revealed a hyperplastic polyp. During the 18-month follow-up, the polyps proliferated, and the patient was referred to our institute for further investigation and treatment. A juvenile gastric polyposis diagnosis was made. She refused to have the surgery despite the fact that it was necessary due to the anemia and hypoalbuminemia she was experiencing. Endoscopic biopsy results revealed gastric cancer at a follow-up visit 2 years and 3 months later; thus, a laparoscopic total gastrectomy was performed. Pathological examination revealed adenocarcinomas that were scattered and well-differentiated, with hyperplastic polyps in the background. No lymph node metastasis was found. Despite the fact that juvenile gastric polyposis is a pathologically benign disease, there have been numerous case reports of surgery being performed due to anemia, hypoalbuminemia, or gastric cancer associated with the disease. When gastric cancers are discovered in cases of juvenile gastric polyposis, they are usually in an early stage, making them a good candidate for laparoscopic total gastrectomy.

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  • Keishi FUJIWARA, Seiji KAWANO, Tatsuhiro YAMAZAKI, Takeshi TOMODA, Mas ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 446-451
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    At the time of colon polyp follow-up, a 46-year-old Japanese woman with a history of invagination, colon polyps, cervical cancer, and breast cancer was suspected of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and referred. Multiple polyposes of the jejunum were discovered by capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy, and the resected specimen was diagnosed with hamartoma. During the follow-up, advanced pancreatic cancer-derived from IPMN developed. It is important to remember that multiple cancers can develop in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.

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  • Satoko SAWAHASHI, Yasuaki ABE, Fumiya SUZUKI, Tatsuhide NABESHIMA, Mas ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 452-458
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma (IPMC) arising from the heterotopic pancreas is rare. A case of IPMC metastasis from the jejunal heterotopic pancreas was described. The heterotopic pancreas could be the source of the submucosal tumor-like lesion found in the small intestine with an elevated carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 level. A 60-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with pulmonary thromboembolism and anemia. The level of CA19-9, a tumor marker, was found to be 211.8U/ml. A tumor in the jejunum was discovered using contrast-enhanced computed tomography. There were also a number of hepatic tumors found. A submucosal tumor-like lesion in the jejunum was discovered during an enteroscopy, and a biopsy revealed it to be an adenocarcinoma. Partial resection of the jejunum was performed to control hemorrhage. Histopathology revealed an invasive IPMC arising from a heterotopic pancreas (Heinrich type II) and chemotherapy with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel was initiated. There have only been three cases of invasive IPMC from a heterotopic pancreas reported, and this is the first one to include chemotherapeutic treatment of distant metastasis.

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  • Takumi KINOMOTO, Takuya YAMADA, Yuhei WAKAHARA, Tomohide KURAHASHI, Yu ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 459-465
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a fairly uncommon condition. It has been suggested that allergic reactions may have played a role in the development of this illness. The case of a 66-year-old woman who had a total hysterectomy due to a right ovarian tumor is described here. At this operation, a sodium hyaluronate carboxymethylcellulose bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm®) was used. She was admitted to our hospital 47 days after the operation with abdominal pain. Laboratory data indicated elevated WBC (29450/μl) and eosinophilia (69.2%), and CT scan showed thickening of intestinal wall and ascites around there. Ascites cytology showed a significant increase of eosinophils (94.0%). She began taking oral steroids after being diagnosed with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, and her symptoms improved quickly. Despite the fact that Seprafilm® was thought to be a reliable and safe tool, it was suggested that a foreign body reaction to Seprafilm® could lead to eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

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  • Mitsuru OKUNO, Keisuke IWATA, Tsuyoshi MUKAI, Kota SHIMOJO, Yuki ITO, ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 466-475
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    After an abdominal injury, a woman in her 20s presented to our hospital with abdominal pain. Pancreatic trauma was discovered on computed tomography, along with a pancreatic duct injury and pancreatic juice leakage. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography revealed a 10-mm rupture of the pancreatic body's main pancreatic duct (MPD) and intraperitoneal leakage of contrast enzyme from the MPD. The pancreatic injury was treated with the placement of a 5-Fr endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage tube in the ruptured distal side of the pancreatic duct;however, 3 months later, the MPD stenosis occurred. The MPD stenosis was improved using a 7-Fr pancreatic stent, and finally, placement of the pancreatic stent was not required for MPD drainage.

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  • Hidenobu HARA, Yu NAKANO, Katsuhiro ARAI, Yuka KANEKO, Kazuomi SAKAKI, ...
    2022Volume 119Issue 5 Pages 476-485
    Published: May 10, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: May 11, 2022
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    The subject was a man in his late 70s who was seeing a family physician for diabetes and dyslipidemia on an outpatient basis. A routine medical checkup revealed liver dysfunction, prompting an abdominal ultrasound. As a result, a large hepatic tumor was discovered, prompting a thorough examination. The patient was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma and multiple liver metastases, as well as tumor shadows that could indicate pulmonary metastases, after a thorough examination at our hospital. Due to the patient not having viral hepatitis or any drinking history and had formerly been confirmed as having fatty liver, a diagnosis of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma caused by NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) was given. A Child-Pugh score of 5 (A) and modified albumin-bilirubin (mALBI) grade 2 were used to maintain liver function. As a result, a 12-mg/day Lenvatinib treatment regimen was initiated. From the 6th day of the start of oral administration, the patient developed right hypochondralgia and loss of appetite. Blood samples showed increased levels of liver enzymes and inflammatory reaction, requiring hospitalization for closer examination. Intratumoral hemorrhage from hepatocellular carcinoma was discovered by dynamic CT scans. The patient's general condition was stable, and an angiogram was performed on the 3rd day of admission. As a result, persistent extravasation was discovered, necessitating transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) treatment of the lesion for tumor vessel embolization. Thereafter, transient deterioration of the liver function occurred but an immediate improvement was seen. The patient was discharged without a recurrence of hemorrhage. An outpatient follow-up was performed, with blood test results indicating that liver function was maintained with a Child-Pugh score of 6 (A), and a dynamic CT showing that intratumoral hemorrhage was under control, allowing for readministration. Readministration of Lenvatinib was started at 4mg/day, one level lower, because the patient's body weight had dropped below 60kg. There are few reports on Lenvatinib-induced intratumoral hemorrhage, and this is a unique case worthy of reporting, with previous literary references, in which the entire process from intratumoral hemorrhage to readministration of Lenvatinib after embolization treatment has been documented.

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