Effects of oral nutritional supplements on body weight and life qualityin post-discharge patients with gastricor colorectal cancer: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on body weight loss and life quality in post-discharge patients with gastric and colorectal cancer. Methods All the enrolled post-operative gastric or colorectal cancer patients were randomly divided into ONS group and control group. Body weight loss, middle arm circumference, triceps skinfold thickness and right-hand grip strength were measured and the Karnofsky score, ECOG score and QOL score were calculated 3 months after the discharge. ResultsThe body weight loss of gastric cancer patients was lower in ONS group than in control group since 2 months after discharge. (2 months after discharge: 1. 65±2. 11vs. 2. 70±1. 90 kg, t = -2. 3853, P = 0. 0193; 3 months after discharge: 1. 95±2. 75vs. 3. 67±2. 29 kg, t = -3. 1347, P = 0. 0024), There was no difference of body weight loss between two groups in colorectal cancer patients. The middle arm circumference, triceps skinfold thicknessand right-hand grip strength showed no statistic difference between two groups both in gastric and colorectal cancer patients. The Karnofsky score (56. 82±13. 65％vs. 51. 71± 9. 72％, t = 2. 0148, P = 0. 0472) and QOL score (41. 91±6. 92 vs. 38. 39±8. 77, t = 2. 0597, P = 0. 0426) were higher in ONS group than in control group in gastric cancer patients. While all 3 types of scores had no difference between two groups in colorectal cancer patients. Conclusion ONS can efficiently reduce the body weight loss and improve the performance status and life qualityin post-discharge gastric cancer patients, but not in colorectal cancer patients.

Effects of oral nutritional supplements on body weight and life qualityin post-discharge patients with gastricor colorectal cancer: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective@#To investigate the effect of oral nutritional supplements(ONS) on body weight loss and life quality in post-discharge patients with gastric and colorectal cancer.@*Methods@#All the enrolled post-operative gastric or colorectal cancer patients were randomly divided into ONS group and control group. Body weight loss, middle arm circumference, triceps skinfold thickness and right-hand grip strength were measured and the Karnofsky score, ECOG score and QOL score were calculated 3 months after the discharge.@*Results@#The body weight loss of gastric cancer patients was lower in ONS group than in control group since 2 months after discharge.(2 months after discharge: 1.65±2.11vs. 2.70±1.90 kg, t=-2.385 3, P=0.019 3; 3 months after discharge: 1.95±2.75vs. 3.67±2.29 kg, t=-3.134 7, P=0.002 4), There was no difference of body weight loss between two groups in colorectal cancer patients. The middle arm circumference, triceps skinfold thicknessand right-hand grip strength showed no statistic difference between two groups both in gastric and colorectal cancer patients. The Karnofsky score(56.82±13.65%vs. 51.71±9.72%, t=2.014 8, P=0.047 2) and QOL score(41.91±6.92 vs. 38.39±8.77, t=2.059 7, P=0.042 6) were higher in ONS group than in control group in gastric cancer patients. While all 3 types of scores had no difference between two groups in colorectal cancer patients.@*Conclusion@#ONS can efficiently reduce the body weight loss and improve the performance status and life qualityin post-discharge gastric cancer patients, but not in colorectal cancer patients.

A Case of Sebaceous Carcinoma on the Extraocular Area Associated withB-cell Lymphoma, Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer -A Case of Muir-Torre Syndrome- / 대한피부과학회지

Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatoses, first described in 1967. It is characterized by the presence of sebaceous tumors and an internal malignancy in the absence of other predisposing factors. The most common internal malignancy associated with MTS is colorectal adenocarcinoma, although a wide tumor spectrum exists including carcinomas of the genitourinary tract, breast, and hematologic malignancy. It is rare for more than two internal malignancies to occur in MTS. We report a rare case of MTS with B-cell lymphoma, esophageal cancer and gastric malignancy in a 63-year-old male.

An usual role of roentgenology in the diagnosis of malignant lesion of the stomach (report of a case)

1. This was a case of gastric malignancy in a 59-year-old male in which the X-ray findings of the stomach happened to be more true than the palpating findings of the surgeon and his appreciation of the external appearance of the organ after an exploratory laparatomy, as was subseqeuntly proven in the second operation2. Emphasis was laid on the scientific observation mentioned in the book of clinical roentgenology of the alimentary tract by Buchstein, which was quoted verbatim in the discussion. (Summary)