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

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.

• Authors: Shigeaki Nakazawa, Masayoshi Okumi, Suguru Yoneda, Kentaro Takezawa, Go Tanigawa, Kazutoshi Fujita, Masahiro Hosomi, Hiroaki Fushimi, Seiji Yamaguchi
• Journal: Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica (Hinyokika Kiyo) Vol. 58 Issue 12 Pg. 683-6 (Dec 2012) ISSN: 0018-1994 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 23328164 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Laparoscopy
• Lymph Nodes (pathology)
• Lymphatic Metastasis (pathology)
• Middle Aged
• Retroperitoneal Neoplasms (diagnosis, secondary, surgery)
• Stomach Neoplasms (pathology)