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Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel regimen is the first choice for the initial treatment of HER2-positive recurrent breast cancer. However, docetaxel causes many adverse events. A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for a left breast tumor and was diagnosed with left breast cancer(T1N0M0, Stage Ⅰ, Luminal A). We performed a breast-conserving surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy, followed by irradiation of the remaining parts of the mammary gland and adjuvant therapy with tamoxifen. Three and a half years after the first surgery, she underwent local resection due to chest wall recurrence of breast cancer. The recurrent tumor was HER2-positive, and we administered fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide( FEC)and paclitaxel plus trastuzumab. Liver metastases were confirmed on completion of cycle 11 of trastuzumab administration, and the regimen was changed to pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel. A partial response was seen following this regimen. The next line of treatment was the administration of 5 cycles of T-DM1, which resulted in stabilizing the disease. The liver metastases progressed, and the regimen was changed to pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus eribulin. Partial response was seen following this regimen for liver metastases without serious adverse events(20 cycles).A 48-year-old female visited former doctor with abdominal pain and bloating. She was suspected of having pancreatic tumor and referred to our hospital. Abdominal dynamic CT showed multilocular cystic tumor in the pancreatic tail, and chest CT showed multiple lung nodules. From these findings, the patient was diagnosed mucinous cystic carcinoma(MCC)with lung metastases. We performed distal pancreatectomy for the first and lung resection after pancreatectomy. After all, the pathological diagnosis was MCC and metastatic lung cancer from the MCC. The adjuvant chemotherapy was not performed. Eleven months after pancreatectomy and 6 months after lung resection, the patient is still alive without recurrence.The case was a woman in her 50s. Total pelvic resection was performed for advanced rectal cancer(cT4b[vagina]N3M0, cStage Ⅲc), after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy. Five months after the operation, she was unable to stand due to severe back pain. Spinal MRI revealed multiple bone metastases and lumbar fractures. In addition, dysphagia and dysarthria rapidly progressed almost simultaneously with back pain. Initially, brain metastasis was suspected, but head MRI revealed Collet-Sicard syndrome due to skull base metastasis. Irradiation to the skull base and high cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine was started. After irradiation, her back pain and cranial nerve symptoms improved. She was discharged and received palliative treatment. About a month after discharge, she was hospitalized for recurrent dysphagia and died on day 5 of hospitalization. Collet-Sicard syndrome is caused by damage to the cranial nerves Ⅸ to Ⅻ and is often caused by a tumor. Trauma, vasculitis, and internal carotid artery dissection have been reported as other causes. Symptoms such as hoarseness, dysarthria, tongue atrophy, dysphagia, and headache have been reported. Collet-Sicard syndrome due to bone metastasis of colorectal cancer were very rare, and we found only one other report. We report our case with some literature considerations.Here, we report a case of successful surgical resection of expansive-growth acinar cell carcinoma. A 59-year-old man was referred to a local hospital with abdominal distention. CT revealed a large abdominal tumor. Subsequently, he was referred to our hospital. Physical examination showed a large tumor on his left upper abdomen without tenderness. CT revealed an enhanced 18 cm-sized expansive-growth tumor on the left flank, suggesting a primary pancreatic tumor. EUS-FNA yielded a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. Imaging findings were not typical for pancreatic ductal carcinoma. We performed distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy, transverse colon resection, and proximal gastrectomy. Pathological findings revealed a tumor, measuring 19.5×16.5×15.5 cm, originating from the pancreatic body, positive for trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase, consistent with a diagnosis of acinar cell carcinoma, pT3, N0, M0. Four courses of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 were provided, and the patient is currently alive without recurrence for 10 months.A 77-year-old man with rectal cancer was admitted to our hospital. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection of rectum with D3 dissection was performed. The pathological diagnosis was poorly differentiated carcinoma, pT3, N1a, M0, pStage Ⅲa. Adjuvant chemotherapy was not performed. Fifteen months after operation, his chief complaint was fatigue. Thrombocytopenia and elevation of tumor maker was detected by blood test and disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC)was suspected. He was admitted to our hospital and we started anti DIC therapy immediately. Bone scintigraphy revealed multiple bone metastases, then we diagnosed disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. He died 10 days after hospitalization. Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow with colon cancer is rare and prognosis is very poor. It is important to diagnose and start treatment as early as possible.A 60-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer invading the urinary bladder underwent sigmoid colectomy and partial cystectomy. He developed headache and vomiting 12 weeks after surgery, and urgently hospitalized. Contrast MRI of head and whole spinal cord inspected no abnormality. CSF examination showed elevated CA19-9 20,551 U/mL, and the cytology revealed atypical cells similar to the sigmoid colon cancer cells. He was diagnosed as meningeal carcinomatosis, and received 1 course of CAPOX plus bevacizumab chemotherapy. He died 18 weeks after the surgery.Between 2003 and 2017, 13 patients with primary small bowel adenocarcinoma(SBA)were treated at our hospital. Tumors developed in the duodenum in 6 patients and in the jejunum in 7 patients. The median age of the patients was 62 (range 31-83)years and male/female ratio was 10/3. Sorafenib Initial symptoms were obstruction in 5 patients, bleeding in 3 patients, and abdominal pain in 1 patient. The median diameter of tumor was 50(range 23-100)mm. Concerning surgical margin, R0 resection was in 8 patients, R1 resection in 3 patients, and R2 resection in 2 patients. The number of patients with stage 0 disease was 1, stage Ⅱ was 2, stage Ⅲ was 6, and stage Ⅳ was 4. Chemotherapy was provided to 8 patients. The median survival time was 31.6(range 1-118)months and 5-year survival rate were 26.9%. Four patients survived longer than 4 years without recurrence. Although there is no treatment established for SBA, it was thought that proactive resection and chemotherapy can be anticipated in these patients to bring about an improved survival.