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A 75-year-old woman presented with difficulty in swallowing. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD)revealed a Borrmann type 3 advanced gastric cardia carcinoma. Computed tomography(CT)revealed three lymph node metastases, and thus, the preoperative diagnosis was cT4aN2M0, cStage ⅢB. However, the patient refused resection, and chemotherapy was initiated. The chemotherapy regimen was sequentially changed based on the macroscopic characteristics of the lesion: S-1 plus CDDP followed by S-1 alone, S-1 plus PTX, and PTX alone. We have continued to follow-upthe lesion using EGD and CT, and have observed the macroscopic characteristics of the advanced gastric carcinoma treated without resection for 7 years.

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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias Gástricas , Anciano , Cisplatino , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Gastrectomía , Humanos , Ácido Oxónico , Neoplasias Gástricas/tratamiento farmacológico , Tegafur

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of gastrointestinal tract, and bleeding is among the primary symptoms. If the tumor is located in the small intestine, diagnosis might be difficult because of its inaccessibility by endoscope. This report presents a case of duodenal GIST diagnosed with the aid of diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 66-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of shortness of breath and melena. The patient demonstrated marked anemia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy revealed no involvement of the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract in regard to the observed bleeding. Thereafter, computed tomography was done and showed a tumorous lesion 4.2 cm in diameter located around the ligament of Treitz. The area showed significant high intensity by DW-MRI, strongly suggesting malignant character. Examination with a long endoscope demonstrated a large submucosal tumor with wide ulceration located at the third portion of the duodenum. The biopsy sample contained spindle-shaped cells that were positive for CD34 and c-kit on histochemistry, and the tumor was diagnosed as GIST. The patient underwent surgery and survived for 16 months without any recurrence.