Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 29, Issue 11 582-586, Copyright © 1999 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
T Takenoue, Y Yamada, S Miyagawa, Y Akiyama, K Koyama and H Nagawa
A 68-year-old woman was admitted because of a rectal carcinoma with huge
paraaortic lymph node metastases. Low anterior resection with regional
lymph node dissection was performed, leaving the paraaortic mass. After the
operation, cisplatin-5-fluorouracil therapy was used as supplemental
chemotherapy. The metastatic lymph nodes shrank remarkably in response to
anticancer drugs. We evaluated the effect of chemotherapy as a partial
response. The physical condition of the patient was well controlled for
more than 4 years until she was admitted again because of cardiac failure
accompanied by relapse of abdominal lymph node swelling. She died of
cardiac failure 5 years and 3 days after the operation.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Cisplatin-5-fluorouracil therapy with remarkable effect and 5-year survival for paraaortic lymph node metastases of rectal carcinoma in females: a case report
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Japan. takenoue-1su@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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