[A case of a 91-year-old woman with maxillary sinus carcinoma who achieved a complete response to chemoradiotherapy with intra-arterial administration of docetaxel].
We treated a 91-year-old woman with advanced maxillary sinus carcinoma who achieved a complete response to chemoradiotherapy with intra-arterial administration of docetaxel. She received local irradiation with a total dose of 50 grays along with concomitant intramaxillary arterial infusion of docetaxel with a total dose of 80 mg. After treatment, pathological examination of a biopsy specimen from the maxillary sinus revealed no residual tumor, and a posttreatment CT scan showed no tumor. Twenty one months after chemoradiotherapy, she had no recurrence and no metastasis. We conclude that chemoradiotherapy using intramaxillary infusion with docetaxel would be useful for maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma.
Watanabe
Akihito
A
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital.
Taniguchi
Masanobu
M
Kawabori
Shinichi
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel