title: [A Case of Disseminated Bone Marrow Carcinomatosis Arising from Breast Cancer for Which Paclitaxel and Bevacizumab Treatment Was Effective].
abstract: A 42-year-old woman visited our hospital with high fever and general malaise. A CT examination revealed that she had carcinoma of the left breast with axillary lymph node metastases and multiple bone metastases. A blood test showed anemia, thrombopenia and the existence of blast-like cells. Adenocarcinoma cells were detected in a bone marrow aspiration specimen, and the patient was diagnosed with disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. Systemic chemotherapy with paclitaxel plus bevacizumab was initiated while a blood transfusion was performed. Her symptoms improved, and the blood test results normalized. Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow is reported to have a poor prognosis, but paclitaxel plus bevacizumab is a possible effective chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Ebina General Hospital.
authors.forename: Arimichi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarukawa
authors.forename: Yudai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamae
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tsunehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Natori
authors.forename: Kiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068258:Bevacizumab / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000068258:Bevacizumab; D017239:Paclitaxel