A Patient with a Large Gastric Tumor and Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy Successfully Treated with Neoadjuvant TS-1 Combined with CDDP Therapy

A Patient with a Large Gastric Tumor and Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy Successfully Treated with Neoadjuvant TS-1 Combined with CDDP Therapy

Gastric cancer with protein-losing gastroenteropathy is relatively rare worldwide. The most important problem for the treatment of these patients is their low nutritional status and protein level, which can cause severe postoperative complications. We report a 49-year-old Japanese female with a larg...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Hashimoto, Yuichi Yamashita, Ryosuke Shibata, Keisuke Satou, Ippei Yamana, Kenji Maki, Shinsuke Takeno, Satoshi Nimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Protein-losing gastroenteropathy
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369157

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