title: [A case of unresectable advanced pancreatic tail cancer successfully treated with gemcitabine hydrochloride].
abstract: We report a case of a 76-year-old female with unresectable advanced pancreatic tail cancer in whom systemic chemotherapy using gemcitabine hydrochloride was effective. The patient came to our hospital with a complaint of upper abdominal discomfort and was diagnosed as an advanced pancreatic tail cancer with severe vessel invasion. A curative operation was thought to be impossible, so gemcitabine hydrochloride was administered (800 mg/m2/week x 3/4 weeks). After 2 courses, the CEA, CA19-9 and SPan-1 value were decreased, and reduced tumor size was identified. Sixteen months after the first diagnosis, she died dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kumagaya General Hospital.
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akutsu
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Yushin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Yozo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: Hisahiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ochiai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000093542:Gemcitabine