[A case report of complete remission of liver metastasis from rectal carcinoma treated with intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy].
We reported a case of metastatic liver cancer from rectal carcinoma, which was successfully treated by systemic continuous 5-Fluorouracil and intermittent Mitomycin C chemotherapy. A 70-year-old male with rectosigmoid carcinoma was admitted to our hospital. Abdominal CT and echography revealed solid mass in the liver. He underwent low anterior resection and infuse-a-port was inserted because of arterial infusion chemotherapy for metastatic liver cancer. 5-FU (250 mg per day) was infused continuously and MMC at the dose of 8 mg for one time in a week was administered. Two months later, hepatic tumor disappeared and the serum CEA level also normalized. At this writing, the patient is alive and well and complete remission has been obtained for more than 10 months.
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Dept. of Surgery, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Japan.
Noguchi
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012074:Remission Induction
D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil