Contribution to the evaluation of operability limits of tumours.
The case of a patient with cancer of the sigmoid is presented. Thanks to surgical procedures, radiological treatment and chemotherapy, his life was prolonged by 8 years. It is worth noting that the original tumour gave later distant metastases to the ureter, right kidney, bladder, intestines and lymph nodes.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery