[Stage Ⅳ Gastric Cancer with Long Term Survival by Conversion Surgery-A Case Report].

A 78-year-old man presenting with a chief complaint of discomfort was found to have advanced gastric cancer invading pancreatic body, and with the metastasis of paraaortic lymph node(No. 16). After 3 courses of the S-1 plus oxaliplatin regimen, CT scan showed the disappearance of invasion to pancreatic body, and the No. 16 lymph node. Then total gastrectomy(D2+No. 19+No. 16a1+No. 16a2), Roux-en-Y reconstruction and cholecystectomy were undergoing. Histological assessment for treatment response showed Grade 1a, and we finally diagnosed gastric cancer: MU, Post, type 2, 30×20 mm, tub1>por1, ypT3, ypN1, ycM0, ypStage ⅡB. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 19. S-1 as adjuvant chemotherapy was performed for 12 months, and no recurrence was recognized for 5 years and 9 months after operation.