Intraarterial infusion chemotherapy in salvage of limbs involved with advanced neoplasms.
Partial or complete limb salvage has been achieved in seven patients by the use of basal intraarterial infusion chemotherapy. All had either refused amputation or had been considered unsuitable for it. Results in all cases showed marked tumour regression to a size where local measures were then successful in controlling the disease. Six of the patients are alive and well with no sign of recurrence at periods ranging from four months to six years.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy