title: [Percutaneous ethanol injection for unresectable pancreatic cancer-report of two cases].
abstract: Two cases of unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI). The first was a 65-year-old man with a 43 x 39 mm mass in the head of the pancreas. He received PEI (total 38.5 ml of ethanol) 6 times. Serum CA19-9 decreased from 3,800 U/ml to 1,700 U/ml. The patient was dead 6 months after PEI. Autopsy revealed coagulative necrosis at the site of ethanol injection. The second case was a 66-year-old man with a 70 x 50 mm mass in the body of the pancreas. He was treated by PEI (total 10 ml). After PEI, his abdominal pain was relieved considerably. He died 4 months after PEI treatment. These findings suggest that PEI may be useful not only for pain control but also for tumor reduction of unresectable pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology 1, Kawasaki Medical School.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takatori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimabara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D007459:Iodized Oil