title: [A long-term survival after hepatectomy combined with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for hepatic metastasis of colon cancer].
abstract: We report on a patient who presented in 2000 with multiple hepatic metastasis of sigmoid colon cancer. We chose the hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for this case since there was no effective chemotherapy at that time. After the intermittent chemotherapy for one and half years, we recognized that the tumor became smaller, though it couldn't cure completely. Therefore, two years after the first medical examination, we underwent a hepatic left lobectomy and S8 hepatectomy. No recurrence has been observed until now. As a recent treatment of the hepatic metastasis of colon cancer, there is a tendency to choose chemotherapy before operation. However, there are some cases in which chemotherapy isn't acceptable because of its side effect. Besides chemotherapy, we report another treatment (the hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy) which has a similar effectiveness with fewer side effects for the hepatic metastasis of colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kyushu Central Hospital of Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honboh
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamatsu
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikebe
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil