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.
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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