Journal of Gastric Cancer  2014;14(3):211-214

doi:10.5230/jgc.2014.14.3.211

Concurrent Robot-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy for Synchronous Early Gastric Cancer and Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Initial Experience.

Jieun KIM 1 ; Su Mi KIM ; Jeong Eun SEO ; Min Gew CHOI ; Jun Ho LEE ; Tae Sung SOHN ; Sung KIM ; Jae Moon BAE ; Seong Il SEO

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Keywords

Robotics; Gastrectomy; Nephrectomy; Stomach neoplasms; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

We report our experience of a concurrent robot assisted distal gastrectomy and partial nephrectomy for synchronous early gastric cancer and renal cell carcinoma. A 55-year-old female patient was diagnosed with early gastric cancer on screening endoscopy. Abdominal computed tomography showed an incidental right renal cell carcinoma. Robot assisted distal gastrectomy was performed, followed by partial nephrectomy. The final pathological examination showed signet ring cell carcinoma within the lamina propria and renal cell carcinoma with negative resection margins. The patient showed no evidence of recurrence at 6-months. A robot-assisted combined operation could be a treatment option for early stages of synchronous malignancies.