title: [A Case of Lymph Node Metastases from Esophageal Cancer Successfully Treated with Weekly Paclitaxel Chemotherapy].
abstract: A 61-year-old man underwent a curative operation for advanced esophageal cancer (CT-pT3N2M0, pStage Ⅲ), which had been downstaged with docetaxel, CDDP, 5-FU (DCF) neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Five months after the operation, we diagnosed the patient with recurrence of esophageal cancer with para-aortic lymph node (PALN) metastasis. Systemic chemotherapy was initiated using a regimen of weekly paclitaxel (PTX) administration. After 2 courses, abdominal computed tomography examination indicated regression of the PALN swelling. Eighteen months have passed since the curative operation, and the patient has been doing well with no signs of recurrence. In summary, we successfully treated a case of lymph node metastases from esophageal cancer with weekly PTX chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Suita Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebisui
authors.forename: Yoichirou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nushijima
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Nariaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokouchi
authors.forename: Masakatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinuta
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel