[A case of icteric type hepatoma responding to MMC infusion therapy via cannulation into the hepatic artery].
Hepatoma rarely presents with obstructive jaundice. We describe a case of hepatoma, a 66-year-old woman, presenting with obstructive jaundice, whom we treated with intra-arterial infusion of the anticancer drug, MMC. The hepatic main tumor was situated in the border between the medial and lateral lobe, which caused an obstruction of the common hepatic duct, accompanied with multiple intrahepatic liver metastases. MMC was injected weekly into the reservoir of the Infuse-A-Port, which was located subcutaneously. Intra-arterial infusion therapy reduced the tumor size and tumor markers.
Kato
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Dept. of Surgery, Yukokai General Hospital.
Kobayashi
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Nakagawa
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D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D016685:Mitomycin