title: mFOLFOX6 Chemotherapy after Resection of Anal Canal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Because of their rarity, there are no clear guidelines for the treatment of anal carcinomas; such tumors are normally subjected to the same modalities as recommended for rectal cancer. We report a patient with anal canal mucinous adenocarcinoma, with metastases in the pararectal and right inguinal lymph nodes, who was treated with abdominoperineal resection followed by mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy for 6 months (12 cycles). The patient has remained recurrence-free thus far, approximately 2 years since the surgery. As the optimal treatments for anal carcinomas have not been fully elucidated, we present this case to highlight a possible course of action for such patients that appears to be effective and promising.
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Mototsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagasu
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaue
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukahori
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akagi
keywords: Anal canal mucinous adenocarcinoma; Anal carcinoma; mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy