[Retroperitoneal tumor diagnosed as metastatic lymph node from gastric adenocarcinoma following laparoscopic resection]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2012 Dec;58(12):683-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman who presented with a retroperitoneal tumor was referred to our department. At the age of 51, she underwent a total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Postoperatively, TS-1 administration was given for Virchow lymph node metastasis, which disappeared within 2 years and TS-1 was stopped. However, computed tomography revealed a retroperitoneal tumor adjacent to the inferior vena cava, which gradually increased and began to compress the inferior vena cava. Under a diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumor, laparoscopic resection was performed. Pathological findings led to a diagnosis of lymph node metastasis from an adenocarcinoma of the stomach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*