Ishiguro T, Furumi K, Mukunoki Y, Nakamoto K, Hatano Y, Ookubo S, Matsuoka T
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Nishi Saitama Chuo National Hospital.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1989 Oct;16(10):3461-5.
A 51-year-old male was referred to our hospital with complaints of chest and back pain. He was diagnosed as primary gastric lymphoma after medical examination. Because of a spreading of the lesion and his poor condition, we concluded that a curative operation would be impossible, and used VEPA therapy as combination chemotherapy. After three cycles of VEPA therapy, the man underwent total gastrectomy, which resulted in better prognosis and no malignant cells in the resected stomach. According to Naqvi's clinical staging, stage III gastric lymphoma is inoperable. We report here a case of stage III gastric lymphoma which could undergo curative operation after chemotherapy and continue to be in good condition.
