[A long-term survival case of colon cancer with multiple liver metastases treated with multidisciplinary therapy].
A 52-year-old man underwent abdominoperineal resection of the rectum, a partial hepatectomy, and intrahepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for rectal cancer and liver metastases in 2001. Due to recurrent liver metastases, additional hepatectomies were performed in 2003 and 2005. He then underwent radiofrequency ablation therapy and systemic chemotherapies with mFOLFOX6 and FOLFORI. In July 2007, positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) revealed a high level of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation in the liver. After 6 cycles of chemotherapy with bevacizumab plus mFOLFOX6, the FDG accumulation disappeared. The multidisciplinary therapy was effective, yielding long term survival of over 8 years.
Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital.
Fukiko
F
Kawai
Satoshi
S
Otani
Tomohiko
T
Sano
Misa
M
Mizumori
Hitoshi
H
Kurata
Naoaki
N
Dan
Hiroyuki
H
Uetake
Kenichi
K
Sugihara
Mamoru
M
Watanabe
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*