[Vanishing tumor thrombus in IVC after oral administration of UFT and TAE in a patient with HCC; a case report].
A 74-year-old man was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the area of S6-7 with tumor thrombus continuously developed from hepatic vein to inferior vena cava (IVC). AFP value remained high despite two transcatheter arterial embolizations with adriamycin, mitomycin and Lipiodol (Lp-TAE). The AFP value gradually decreased two weeks after oral administration of UFT. Nine months after, the AFP level was 26.4 ng/ml and the tumor thrombus in the IVC disappeared. The size of the main tumor did not change. This case suggests Lp-TAE and UFT are useful for suppressing the growth of the main tumor and to extinguish the tumor thrombus.
Tagawa
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Y
3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University.
Seki
T
T
Shiro
T
T
Nakagawa
T
T
Wakabayashi
M
M
Ito
T
T
Yamamura
H
H
Koreeda
C
C
Naitoh
Y
Y
Okuno
H
H
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
D004338:Drug Combinations; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D007459:Iodized Oil