BACKGROUND The laparoscopic technique has been widely applied for early gastric cancer,with the advantages of minimal invasion and quick recovery.However,there is no report about the safety and oncological outcome of ...BACKGROUND The laparoscopic technique has been widely applied for early gastric cancer,with the advantages of minimal invasion and quick recovery.However,there is no report about the safety and oncological outcome of laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.CASE SUMMARY A 60-year-old man was diagnosed with advanced distal gastric cancer,cT4aN1M0 stage III.The neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was performed based on the regimen of gross tumor volume 50G y/25 f and clinical target volume 45 Gy/25 f,as well as concurrent S-160 mg Bid.Then laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was undertaken successfully for him after achieving partial response evaluated by radiological examination.The patient recovered smoothly without moderate or severe postoperative complications.The postoperative pathological stage was ypT3N0M0 with American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor regression grade 1.He was still in good condition after 5 years of follow-up.CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by laparoscopic technique could be applicable and may achieve satisfactory oncological outcomes.Our finding requires further validation by cohort studies.展开更多
基金Beijing Municipal Health Commission,No.DFL20181103 and No.ZYLX201701.
文摘BACKGROUND The laparoscopic technique has been widely applied for early gastric cancer,with the advantages of minimal invasion and quick recovery.However,there is no report about the safety and oncological outcome of laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.CASE SUMMARY A 60-year-old man was diagnosed with advanced distal gastric cancer,cT4aN1M0 stage III.The neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was performed based on the regimen of gross tumor volume 50G y/25 f and clinical target volume 45 Gy/25 f,as well as concurrent S-160 mg Bid.Then laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was undertaken successfully for him after achieving partial response evaluated by radiological examination.The patient recovered smoothly without moderate or severe postoperative complications.The postoperative pathological stage was ypT3N0M0 with American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor regression grade 1.He was still in good condition after 5 years of follow-up.CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by laparoscopic technique could be applicable and may achieve satisfactory oncological outcomes.Our finding requires further validation by cohort studies.
