Dramatic palliation for painful, fixed bladder squamous cell carcinoma with 5-fluorouracil infusion.
A case of an exquisitely painful squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is reported. The pain progressed and rectal obstruction developed during palliative radiotherapy. With less than 7 days of infusion chemotherapy the patient became totally free of pain, with subjective and objective relief of the rectal obstruction (avoiding colostomy).
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005472:Fluorouracil