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A 75-year-old woman presented complaining of anorexia. A malignant gastrointestinal lymphoma was diagnosed, and chemotherapy was initiated. After 2 months, she developed vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) revealed thickening of the jejunal wall and dilatation of the intestine proximal to that area. Positron emission tomography-CT showed no uptake. Small bowel stenosis due to cicatricial stenosis after chemotherapy was suspected. Laparoscopic partial resection of the stenotic small bowel segment was performed. Histopathologically, only granulation tissue was seen with no evidence of tumor. Occasionally, cicatricial stenosis can develop after chemotherapy for malignant gastrointestinal lymphoma. Therefore, this condition must be considered an important complication of treatment for this disease.

Here, we report a case of adult gastric volvulus that was treated using an upper gastrointestinal series and provide a review of relevant reports. A 55-year-old woman presented with upper abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. We performed an upper gastrointestinal series after the placement of a nasogastric tube. We successfully performed detorsion by repositioning. There was no recurrence of gastric volvulus after the detorsion. However, considering the risk of recurrence, we also performed laparoscopic gastropexy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and she was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 3. No recurrence of symptoms has been observed to date.

This case report discusses a 48-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer: T4c(10.5 cm)N2bM1,(OSS, LYM), stage IV, estrogen receptor(ER)(+), progesterone receptor(PgR)(+), human epidermal growth factor receptor-2(HER2) (-), and Ki-67 17.2%. Administration of eribulin was initiated after treatment with anthracycline and taxane. Thereafter, 28 courses of eribulin maintained a SD state for over a year and improved the quality of life(QOL). Eribulin is effective for both prolonging life and improving QOL, which are the main goals in the treatment of metastatic or recurrent cancer. Therefore, this evidence suggests that eribulin can be effective in various clinical situations.

A 68-year-old woman presented with general malaise. Her vital signs were unstable, and abdominal computed tomography revealed giant (10 cm) splenic artery aneurysm with evidence of rupture. We first occluded the root of the splenic artery using a balloon catheter. Next, we resected the distal pancreas and spleen because of the aneurysm size and destruction of the related vasculature. After surgery, the patient's condition improved, and she was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 18. Because ruptured giant splenic artery aneurysms are very rare, we report this case with a review of the literature.

An 86-year-old man was admitted complaining of abdominal pain. A tender hard mass was palpated in the right upper abdomen. On computed tomography, intussusception was visualized with a mass about 4 cm in size. Gastrographin enema examination showed typical so-called crab finger's sign findings. The mass was suspected to be cancer of the transverse colon which had led to the intussusception. Operation was performed. Histopathologically, the tumor was type 1 and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Intussusception in adults is rarely caused by transverse colon cancer, with only 18 cases reported in Japan. We discuss our case in light of our review of the literature.