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Advances in diagnosis and therapeutic technologies have brought increased life expectancy for most cancers, but paradoxically it also has increased the risk of second primary malignancies. Cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing cancer than the general population. This suggests that more studies are needed to develop screen and management programs for cancer survivors, especially patients with gastrointestinal cancers, which are the most common cancers in Korea.
Diagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; Humans ; Korea ; Life Expectancy ; Neoplasms, Second Primary ; Survivors

Advances in diagnosis and therapeutic technologies have brought increased life expectancy for most cancers, but paradoxically it also has increased the risk of second primary malignancies. Cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing cancer than the general population. This suggests that more studies are needed to develop screen and management programs for cancer survivors, especially patients with gastrointestinal cancers, which are the most common cancers in Korea.
Diagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; Humans ; Korea ; Life Expectancy ; Neoplasms, Second Primary ; Survivors

Pancreatic cancer is a very lethal cancer. It is the 5th most common cause for cancer related mortality in Korea. Most of patients have unresectable pancreatic cancer, and systemic chemotherapy remains the only treatment option for them. Gemcitabine has been adopted as the standard first-line agent for advanced pancreatic cancer, but the progression free survival with gemcitabine is short. Many of patients need further treatment. We reviewed the clinical trials of second line chemotherapy for gemcitabine refractory pancreatic cancer and tried to show currently available treatment options.
Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Camptothecin/therapeutic use ; Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Fluorouracil/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Organoplatinum Compounds/therapeutic use ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/*drug therapy ; Taxoids/therapeutic use

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Acute Disease ; Adult ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Colon, Transverse/*radiography ; Colonic Diseases/*diagnosis/etiology ; Colonoscopy ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Humans ; Male ; Pancreatitis/complications/*diagnosis ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Implantation of a gestational sac within a previous cesarean scar is the rarest form of ectopic pregnancy. A delay in either diagnosis or treatment can lead to uterine rupture, hysterectomy, and significant maternal morbidity due to severe hemorrhage. As developing of transvaginal ultrasound and MRI, early diagnosis could be made and conservative treatment could be possible. We have recently experienced a case of intramural pregnancy implanting in the scar of cesarean section, and enabled the successful treatment to preserve the patient's reproductive capability.
Cesarean Section ; Cicatrix* ; Diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Gestational Sac ; Hemorrhage ; Hysterectomy ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Ectopic* ; Ultrasonography ; Uterine Rupture

The superior orbital fissure syndrome is a rare condition characterized by opthalmoplegia, ptosis, and proptosis of the eye, fixation and dilation of the pupil, and anesthesia of the upper eyelid and forehead. Tumor metastasis to the orbit is uncommon and there were only 11 histologically proven cases of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to the orbit. There was only one case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to the orbit with superior orbital fissure syndrome. The prognosis were poor for all reported cases, but palliative radiotherapy could be some help. We report a rare case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to the orbit with superior orbital fissure syndrome.
Anesthesia ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Exophthalmos ; Eyelids ; Forehead ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Orbit* ; Prognosis ; Pupil ; Radiotherapy

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Autoimmune Diseases/*diagnosis/drug therapy/immunology ; Azathioprine/therapeutic use ; Common Bile Duct/pathology ; Emphysema ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Lung/*radiography ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/immunology ; Stents ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) combined with postoperative fluid collection, bleeding and abscess formation is one of the most critical morbidities after distal pancreatectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy. Percutaneous catheter drainage has been commonly used for managing for the postoperative management of abnormal fluid collection. Removal of the catheter is rarely associated with occurrence of life-threatening complication such as serious liver damage. Herein, we report a case of unexpected fatal liver injury complicated by percutaneous catheter drainage treatment after distal pancreatosplenectomy in a patient with pancreatic cancer. We suggest that prudent decision for timing of catheter removal and meticulous care during procedure can reduce the possibility of major liver injury in patients with percutaneous transhepatic catheter drainage.
Abscess ; Catheters* ; Drainage* ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Liver* ; Pancreatectomy ; Pancreatic Fistula ; Pancreatic Neoplasms* ; Pancreaticoduodenectomy