[An autopsy case of pancreatic cancer with poor performance status due to peritonitis carcinomatosa treated successfully with continuous infusion of low-dose 5-FU with octreotide].
A 60-year-old man with pancreatic cancer was admitted due to massive ascites in the course of gemcitabine treatment. Cachexic condition progressed due to peritonitis carcinomatosa. Continuous infusion of low dose 5-FU with octreotide was carefully started. Almost all of ascites disappeared after 4 courses of treatment and his general condition markedly improved. This patient died of pneumonia about 13 months after diagnosis of peritonitis carcinomatosa. Autopsy was undergone, and the effect of chemotherapy was confirmed.
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University.
Hisatsugu
H
Mouri
Tomoya
T
Tsuchiyama
Koshiro
K
Ohtsubo
Masato
M
Kayahara
Tetsuo
T
Ohta
Satoshi
S
Kitagawa
Hiroshi
H
Minato
Hiroyuki
H
Watanabe
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D000093542:Gemcitabine
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D015282:Octreotide; D005472:Fluorouracil; D000093542:Gemcitabine