title: [Vanishing tumor thrombus in IVC after oral administration of UFT and TAE in a patient with HCC; a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koreeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuno
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D007459:Iodized Oil