Tumores rari et inusitati. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus: report of a case not responding to combination chemotherapy.
A case of a 62-year-old man with an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus with liver metastases is described. The patient was treated with adriamycin, cisplatin and bleomycin. This combination chemotherapy failed to induce a remission.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001761:Bleomycin; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin