title: [Extended lymphadenectomy for gastric regional lymph node metastasis from transverse colon cancer--a case report].
abstract: We report a case of transverse colon cancer with gastric regional lymph node metastasis. A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for abdominal distension and abnormal evacuation. He was diagnosed with advanced transverse colon cancer with regional lymph node metastasis by a barium enema examination and computed tomography. In operative findings, the main tumor at splenic flexure had invaded greater omentum. Therefore, left hemicolectomy with D3 lymph node dissection including gastroepiploic lymph node (classified to No. 204) was performed. Histopathological examination revealed the metastasis to gastroepiploic lymph node. Six months after initial surgery, mediastinal and hilar lymph node swelling was detected by follow-up CT scan, although mFOLFOX6 was administered as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. We therefore performed FOLFIRI as second-line chemotherapy. He had a stable disease during FOLFIRI. Extensive lymph node dissection of gastric region may be useful for advanced transverse cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsu
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hazama
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomochika
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Shigefumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044684:Colon, Transverse; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013270:Stomach
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D002166:Camptothecin