[Complete resection of liver metastases of colorectal cancer after high efficacy bevacizumab, S-1, and CPT -11 combination chemotherapy].

We describe a case of liver metastasis of colorectal cancer that became resectable after bevacizumab (Bmab), CPT-11, and S-1 ie Bmab+IRIS combination chemotherapy. A 65-year-old man experienced repeated constipation and diarrhea in August of 2013. Colonoscopy was conducted by a local doctor, and a tumor(diagnosed as adenocarcinoma tub1 by biopsy)was found in the upper rectum. Computed tomography performed at our institution detected synchronous liver metastasis. On September 9, laparoscopic rectal anterior resection was performed to prevent metastasis to the ileus, and on October 9, the patient began receiving Bmab+IRIS combination chemotherapy. Before chemotherapy, 3 metastases with a maximum diameter of 7 cm diameter)were observed in the right lobe of the liver. After 4 courses of chemotherapy, their maximum diameter was 3 cm, which allowed resection. Ultimately, the metastases were completely resected. Conversion of non optimal resection cases of liver metastases to optimal cases by using Bmab+IRIS chemotherapy is extremely rare. We suggest that Bmab+IRIS chemotherapy could be an option for conversion of non optimal liver resection cases to optimal cases. We report this rare case and discuss the implications of adjuvant chemotherapy for this patient.

Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis (AAV) Restricted to the Limbs.

A previously healthy 58-year-old man was admitted for muscle pain and weakness [manual muscle testing (MMT) of 4/4 for upper and lower limbs]. We detected elevated levels of inflammatory makers and PR3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). Subsequently, the muscle weakness rapidly progressed to an MMT of 2 for all limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated muscle edema, and the creatine kinase (CK) level increased to 29,998 U/L. Methylprednisolone (mPSL) and cyclophosphamide pulse therapy improved the patient symptoms. MMT recovered to 4 for all limbs. A muscle biopsy showed degenerated muscle fibers surrounded by neutrophil-predominant infiltration. In addition, lamina elastic breakdown and fibrinoid necrosis of arterioles were observed. A final diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) limited to the muscles was made.

Patient-Specific Quality Assurance Using Monte Carlo Dose Calculation and Elekta Log Files for Prostate Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy.

Log file-based methods are attracting increasing interest owing to their ability to validate volumetric-modulated arc therapy outputs with high resolution in the leaf and gantry positions and in delivered dose. Cross-validation of these methods for comparison with measurement-based methods using the ionization chamber/ArcCHECK-3DVH software (version 3.2.0) under the same conditions of treatment anatomy and plan enables an efficient evaluation of this method. In this study, with the purpose of cross-validation, we evaluate the accuracy of a log file-based method using Elekta log files and an X-ray voxel Monte Carlo dose calculation technique in the case of leaf misalignment during prostate volumetric-modulated arc therapy. In this study, 10 prostate volumetric-modulated arc therapy plans were used. Systematic multileaf collimator leaf positional errors (±0.4 and ±0.8 mm for each single bank) were deliberately introduced into the optimized plans. Then, the delivered 3-dimensional doses to a phantom with a certain patient anatomy were estimated by our system. These doses were compared with the ionization chamber dose and the ArcCHECK-3DVH dose. For the given phantom and patient anatomy, the estimated dose strongly coincided with the ionization chamber/ArcCHECK-3DVH dose ( P < .01). In addition, good agreement between the estimated dose and the ionization chamber/ArcCHECK-3DVH dose was observed. The dose estimation accuracy of our system, which combines Elekta log files and X-ray voxel Monte Carlo dose calculation, was evaluated.