title: Pancreatic involvement from heavily pretreated small cell lung cancer successfully treated with transcatheter intra-arterial chemotherapy: a case report with local and systemic disease control.
abstract: This is a case report on pancreatic metastases from small cell lung cancer successfully treated by transcatheter arterial infusion of chemotherapy. The patient showed partial regression of pancreatic and thoracic disease. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of small cell lung cancer with pancreatic involvement treated with the transcatheter arterial infusion procedure; it represents an example of integrated treatments that may be considered for patients with pancreatic involvement from small cell lung cancer even if heavily pretreated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology B, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ottaiano
authors.forename: Emiddio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barletta
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maione
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Maio
authors.forename: Vincenzo Rosario
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Iaffaioli
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gridelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents