Cisplatin-5-fluorouracil therapy with remarkable effect and 5-year survival for paraaortic lymph node metastases of rectal carcinoma in females: a case report.
A 68-year-old woman was admitted because of a rectal carcinoma with huge paraaortic lymph node metastases. Low anterior resection with regional lymph node dissection was performed, leaving the paraaortic mass. After the operation, cisplatin-5-fluorouracil therapy was used as supplemental chemotherapy. The metastatic lymph nodes shrank remarkably in response to anticancer drugs. We evaluated the effect of chemotherapy as a partial response. The physical condition of the patient was well controlled for more than 4 years until she was admitted again because of cardiac failure accompanied by relapse of abdominal lymph node swelling. She died of cardiac failure 5 years and 3 days after the operation.
Takenoue
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Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Japan. takenoue-1su@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Yamada
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Miyagawa
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Akiyama
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Y
Koyama
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K
Nagawa
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001011:Aorta; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017741:Survivors
D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil