[A case of Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer well responded to chemotherapy with tegafur].
A 62-year-old female had unresectable stage 4 gastric cancer with ascites. She was treated with suppository administration of tegafur 750 mg/day. Endoscopical examination before treatment showed Borrmann 4 gastric cancer. After 3 months' treatment, the lesion almost disappeared. The patient survived for 9 months after the diagnosis.
Usui
H
H
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital.
Itoshima
T
T
Watanabe
J
J
Nagahara
A
A
Shiode
J
J
Kitamura
M
M
Hamaya
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013488:Suppositories; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013488:Suppositories; D005641:Tegafur