title: Chemoradiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal cancer: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of anal canal cancer in a 65-year-old woman who had complained of bloody stool. Physical examination revealed a 2.5 cm ulcerated tumor in the anterior wall of the anal canal astride the dentate line. Histological examination of biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Chemoradiation therapy included whole pelvic irradiation amounting to 4140 cGy followed by conformal boost irradiation of 2000 cGy and 5-fluorouracil div 750 mg/24 hr 3 days, mitomycin C iv 10 mg day 1, and cisplatinum div 50 mg day 2. Six weeks later the tumor had completely regressed, and there was no evidence of recurrence 21 months later. Her anorectal function was retained.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil