title: [A case of multiple liver metastases from breast cancer in which we confirmed disappearance of cancer cells after hepatic resection following hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy].
abstract: A 46-year-old woman underwent right mastectomy for stage IIA breast cancer in 1993. Six years and 8 months after this operation, she was diagnosed as having multiple liver metastasis form the breast cancer. An intra-arterial catheter was inserted percutaneously into the hepatic artery and she was given hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and general chemoendocrine therapy. The metastatic liver tumors were gradually reduced in size and tumor markers returned to the normal range. However, tumor size was unchanged after February 2001. After obtaining her informed consent from the patient, we performed hepatic resection in December 2001. Histopathologically, three scars were observed and no tumor cell was found. She has been free from recurrence to date. This case suggests that chemoendocrine therapy including hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy is effective for breast cancer patients with liver metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Shinsenri Hospital, Osaka Health and Medical Foundation.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujito
authors.forename: Yoshiichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeura
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Wakio
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005472:Fluorouracil