[A case of long surviving gastric cancer with an malignant acanthosis nigricans].
Reported the case of a 73 year old female who was diagnosed as having a gastric cancer with malignant acanthosis nigricans and had a long survival, totaling about 8 years 6 months after operation. Further, her skin lesion completely disappeared. In general, a gastric cancer with malignant acanthosis nigricans is said to have a very poor prognosis and an analysis of recent cases has indicated that the average survival is about 10 months. The reason for such a bad prognosis is thought to be that the diagnosis of a gastric cancer with malignant acanthosis nigricans is usually determined only after the cancer is far advanced.
Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital.
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Umeda
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Kito
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Yamamura
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Kojima
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Hirai
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Sakamoto
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Yasui
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Kato
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Yasue
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Miyaishi
D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery