title: [A Case of Liver Metastasis of Descending Colon Cancer with a Pathological Complete Response to mFOLFOX6].
abstract: A 75-year-old woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and anorexia. She was diagnosed with descending colon cancer with lymph node and liver metastases. She was treated with preoperative chemotherapy consisting of levofolinate/5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6). After the completion of 7 courses of chemotherapy, the tumor shrunk remarkably. A left-sided colectomy with radical lymphadenectomy and an extensive posterior segment resection of the liver were performed. Postoperatively, pathological analysis revealed no cancerous cells in the primary tumor, lymph node metastases, or liver metastases. She is currently receiving mFOLFOX6 therapy as adjuvant chemotherapy. In a patient with advanced colon cancer, a complete response of not only the primary tumor but also the lymph node and liver metastases to preoperative chemotherapy is rare. This case demonstrates that mFOLFOX6 therapy is safe and effective as preoperative chemotherapy for advanced colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ome
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saga
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D044683:Colon, Descending / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil