[Two cases of advanced breast cancer with distant metastasis showing long-term survival with multidisciplinary treatment including intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy].
Two cases of advanced breast cancer are reported that have had no recurrence for more than five years after multidisciplinary treatment including intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy. The first case is a 62-year-old housewife who had brain metastases. The primary lesion and distant metastases were completely responsive to irradiation combined with chemoendocrine therapy. The other one is a 38-year-old housewife with ovarian metastasis that was revealed after oophorectomy. In this case chemoendocrine therapy was added without irradiation after intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy. These cases indicate that intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy can be recommended as a component of multidisciplinary treatment even in advanced breast cancer with distant metastasis.
Yokoyama
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Dept. of Surgery, National Hospital Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama.
Murakami
M
M
Doihara
H
H
Aogi
K
K
Tanada
M
M
Soga
H
H
Kurita
A
A
Takiyama
W
W
Saeki
H
H
Takashima
S
S
D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013629:Tamoxifen; D004317:Doxorubicin