title: [Case of esophageal cancer successfully performed in early response evaluation for preoperative chemotherapy by FDG-PET].
abstract: We present a case of esophageal cancer with multiple lymph node metastases successfully performed early response evaluation for preoperative chemotherapy by FDG-PET. The decrease of SUV from baseline to 11 days after initiation of low-dose FP chemotherapy were 32.8% in the primary lesion, 60.4% in the cervical lymph node and 13.5% in the abdominal lymph node. He underwent extended radical esophagectomy 4 weeks after the end of chemotherapy. The histopathologic response was Grade 1 in the primary lesion, Grade 3 in the cervical lymph node and Grade 0 in the abdominal lymph node. The early response evaluation by FDG-PET in each lesions were consistent with histopathologic response evaluation of after chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tomishiro Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isa
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneshiro
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakachi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Teruya
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiroma
authors.forename: Kyouko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arakaki
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimaki
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D002945:Cisplatin