Regional chemotherapy-induced cure for pancreatic head carcinoma.
Pancreatic carcinoma has a devastating prognosis. The only hope for cure for many patients is still surgery while the disease is at the early stages. Chemotherapy (systemic/regional) or radiotherapy has been shown to be helpful in the palliation of the disease but not for cure. We reported a pancreatic head carcinoma, which was cured only by regional chemotherapy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case in the literature.
Unal
A Ekrem
AE
Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ekremunal@hotmail.com
Bayar
Sancar
S
Serinsöz
Ebru
E
Kocaoglu
Hilmi
H
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography