[A case of ovarian cancer with metastatic tumor in the liver with paclitaxel and carboplatin systemic chemotherapy was very effective].
An 82-year-old woman was admitted to the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamanashi Medical University to try to identify the origin of a liver metastatic tumor. CT examination revealed a small tumor located adjacent to the uterine cervix in a cul-de-sac. With biopsy using MR, it was clearly shown histologically that the origin of the tumor was the ovary. Systemic chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin was selected as the most reasonable treatment for this case because of the patient's age. After 6 courses of this chemotherapy, the tumor in the cul-de-sac disappeared and the tumor in the liver decreased markedly. Furthermore, no severe side effects were seen during this treatment. This result indicated that systemic chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin is effective and safe in cases of advanced ovarian cancer.
Honda
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Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamanashi Medical University.
Ishii
T
T
Kawashima
S
S
Fukasawa
H
H
Iwamoto
H
H
Shimazu
Y
Y
Yamanaka
T
T
Shoda
T
T
Kitamura
T
T
Hashi
A
A
Hirata
S
S
Hoshi
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage
D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel