Gastric cancer(GC) is one of the most frequentlydiagnosed cancers in the world. Most GC patients are diagnosed when the cancer is in an advanced stage, and consequently, some develop metastatic lesions that generally ...Gastric cancer(GC) is one of the most frequentlydiagnosed cancers in the world. Most GC patients are diagnosed when the cancer is in an advanced stage, and consequently, some develop metastatic lesions that generally cause cancer-related death. Metastasis establishment is affected by various conditions, such as tumor location, hemodynamics and organotropism. While digestive cancers may share a primary site, certain cases develop hematogenous metastasis with the absence of peritoneal metastasis, and vice versa. Numerous studies have revealed the clinicopathological risk factors for hematogenous metastasis from GC, such as vascular invasion, advanced age, differentiation, Borrmann type 1 or 2 and expansive growth. Recently, molecular mechanisms that contribute to metastatic site determination have been elucidated by advanced molecular biological techniques. Investigating the molecules that specifically participate in metastasis establishment in distinct secondary organs will lead to the development of novel biomarkers for patient stratification according to their metastatic risk and strategies for preventing and treating distinct metastases. We reviewed articles related to the molecular landscape of hematogenous metastasis from GC.展开更多
We report a case of metachronous multiple primary malignancies involving both rectum and liver with colonic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) through hematogenous pathway.A 72-year-old woman was admitted t...We report a case of metachronous multiple primary malignancies involving both rectum and liver with colonic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) through hematogenous pathway.A 72-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with right upper abdominal pain for 4 h.Considering her surgical history of Mile's procedure plus liver resection for rectal cancer with liver metastasis three years ago and the finding of urgent computed tomography scan on admission,the preoperative diagnosis was spontaneous rupture of rectal liver metastasis located in caudate lobe and colonic metastasis from rectal cancer. The patient underwent an emergency isolated caudate lobectomy at a hemorrhagic shock status.Pathology reported a primary HCC in the caudate lobe and colonic metastasis of HCC with tumor embolus in the surrounding vessels of the intestine.No regional lymph node involvement was found.It is hypothesized that HCC may disseminate hematogenously to the ascending colon,thus making it a rare case.展开更多
Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule(SMJN)is a rare umbilical nodule that develops secondary to metastatic cancer.Primary malignancies are located in the abdomen or pelvis.Patients with SMJN have a poor prognosis.An 83-year-o...Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule(SMJN)is a rare umbilical nodule that develops secondary to metastatic cancer.Primary malignancies are located in the abdomen or pelvis.Patients with SMJN have a poor prognosis.An 83-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a1-month history of a rapidly enlarging umbilical mass.Endoscopic findings revealed advanced transverse colon cancer.computer tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography revealed tumors of the transverse colon,umbilicus,right inguinal lymph nodes,and left lung.The feeding arteries and drainage veins for the SMJN were the inferior epigastric vessels.Imaging findings of the left lung tumor allowed for identification of the primary lung cancer,and a diagnosis of advanced transverse colon cancer with SMJN and primary lung cancer was made.The patient underwent local resection of the SMNJ and subsequent single-site laparoscopic surgery involving right hemicolectomy and paracolic lymph node dissection.Intra-abdominal dissemination to the mesocolon was confirmed during surgery.Histopathologically,the transverse colon cancer was confirmed to be moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma.We suspect that SMJN may occur via a hematogenous pathway.Although chemotherapy for colon cancer and thoracoscopic surgery for the primary lung cancer were scheduled,the patient and her family desired home hospice.Seven months after surgery,she died of rapidly growing lung cancer.展开更多
文摘Gastric cancer(GC) is one of the most frequentlydiagnosed cancers in the world. Most GC patients are diagnosed when the cancer is in an advanced stage, and consequently, some develop metastatic lesions that generally cause cancer-related death. Metastasis establishment is affected by various conditions, such as tumor location, hemodynamics and organotropism. While digestive cancers may share a primary site, certain cases develop hematogenous metastasis with the absence of peritoneal metastasis, and vice versa. Numerous studies have revealed the clinicopathological risk factors for hematogenous metastasis from GC, such as vascular invasion, advanced age, differentiation, Borrmann type 1 or 2 and expansive growth. Recently, molecular mechanisms that contribute to metastatic site determination have been elucidated by advanced molecular biological techniques. Investigating the molecules that specifically participate in metastasis establishment in distinct secondary organs will lead to the development of novel biomarkers for patient stratification according to their metastatic risk and strategies for preventing and treating distinct metastases. We reviewed articles related to the molecular landscape of hematogenous metastasis from GC.
文摘We report a case of metachronous multiple primary malignancies involving both rectum and liver with colonic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) through hematogenous pathway.A 72-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with right upper abdominal pain for 4 h.Considering her surgical history of Mile's procedure plus liver resection for rectal cancer with liver metastasis three years ago and the finding of urgent computed tomography scan on admission,the preoperative diagnosis was spontaneous rupture of rectal liver metastasis located in caudate lobe and colonic metastasis from rectal cancer. The patient underwent an emergency isolated caudate lobectomy at a hemorrhagic shock status.Pathology reported a primary HCC in the caudate lobe and colonic metastasis of HCC with tumor embolus in the surrounding vessels of the intestine.No regional lymph node involvement was found.It is hypothesized that HCC may disseminate hematogenously to the ascending colon,thus making it a rare case.
文摘Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule(SMJN)is a rare umbilical nodule that develops secondary to metastatic cancer.Primary malignancies are located in the abdomen or pelvis.Patients with SMJN have a poor prognosis.An 83-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a1-month history of a rapidly enlarging umbilical mass.Endoscopic findings revealed advanced transverse colon cancer.computer tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography revealed tumors of the transverse colon,umbilicus,right inguinal lymph nodes,and left lung.The feeding arteries and drainage veins for the SMJN were the inferior epigastric vessels.Imaging findings of the left lung tumor allowed for identification of the primary lung cancer,and a diagnosis of advanced transverse colon cancer with SMJN and primary lung cancer was made.The patient underwent local resection of the SMNJ and subsequent single-site laparoscopic surgery involving right hemicolectomy and paracolic lymph node dissection.Intra-abdominal dissemination to the mesocolon was confirmed during surgery.Histopathologically,the transverse colon cancer was confirmed to be moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma.We suspect that SMJN may occur via a hematogenous pathway.Although chemotherapy for colon cancer and thoracoscopic surgery for the primary lung cancer were scheduled,the patient and her family desired home hospice.Seven months after surgery,she died of rapidly growing lung cancer.
