A case of advanced gastric cancer achieved a pathological complete response by chemotherapy

Abstract Background Although chemotherapy is the first recommended treatment of unresectable gastric cancer, a pathological complete response is a rare event. Case presentation A 58-year-old male was diagnosed as gastric cancer with a bulky tumor, lymphadenopathy, and suspicious peritoneal dissemina...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Tada, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Yuki Shitomi, Yoshitake Ueda, Manabu Tojigamori, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0344-9