[Successful management of liver metastasis from gastric adenosquamous carcinoma with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiofrequency ablation].

A 70-year-old man was given a diagnosis of advanced type 3 gastric cancer and underwent surgery. In addition to total gastrectomy and D2 lymph node resection, partial liver resection was performed due to detection of a solitary liver metastasis which was initially overlooked on preoperative CT. Histopathologically, the tumor was diagnosed as gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (Int, INFß, pT2 (ss), H1, ly1, v2 (mp), EVG, n (-), pPM (-), pDM (-)). Three metastasic lesions appeared in the liver on abdominal CT scan performed 3 months after the operation. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1. Since enlargement of the liver metastases was observed following 2 courses of treatment, the patient received combination chemotherapy of irinotecan and cisplatin. Of 3 metastatic lesions, 1 disappeared and 2 decreased to less than 2 cm in diameter after 8 courses of 2nd line treatment. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was successfully performed to treat the remaining liver metastases. The patient has been free of recurrence for 41 months.

Evaluation of new prognostic staging systems (SLiDe score) for hepatocellular carcinoma patients who underwent hepatectomy.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: A new prognostic staging system, the SLiDe (S, stage; Li, liver damage; De, des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin) score was recently proposed. We examined 207 HCC patients following hepatic resection to determine the usefulness of this staging system for HCC patients after surgery. METHODOLOGY: Disease-free and overall survival rates were calculated according to the Kaplan-Meier method, and differences between groups were tested for significance using the log-rank test. RESULTS: Regarding disease-free survival, there were no significant differences in survival between SLiDe score 0 vs 1, between score 2 vs 3, and between score 4 vs 5. There were significant differences between 0-1 vs 2-3 (p < 0.01) and between 2-3 vs 4-5 (p < 0.01). Regarding overall survival, there were no significant differences in survival between score 0 vs 1, between score 2 vs 3, and between score 4 vs 5. There were significant differences between 0-1 vs 2-3 (p < 0.05) and between 2-3 vs 4-5 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The SLiDe score, a staging system that combines tumor factors, a tumor marker and hepatic function, might be a better predictor of prognosis in HCC patients who have undergone hepatic resection.