Conversion of locally inoperable primary rectal cancer with multiple liver metastases to an option for cure after local down-staging and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy.
OBJECTIVE
This case report presents a patient with local unresectable primary rectal cancer and multiple synchronous liver metastases.


METHODS
The treatment consisted of primary tumor resection after down-staging by local irradiation followed by hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy.


RESULTS
The patient is now without any signs of tumor growth 44 months after beginning of treatment.
Department of Surgery I, University of Ulm, Steinhövelstrasse 9, Germany. marko.kornmann@medizin.uni-ulm.de
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed