Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy in Patient with Repeated Recurrent Tumor of Cecal Cancer: Report of a Case

• Published in: Cancer investigation Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 999 - 1001
• Main Authors: Ogawa, Masaichi, Takao, Yoshihiko, Watanabe, Michiaki, Eto, Ken, Yamagata, Tetsuya, Ushigome, Takurou, Anazawa, Sadao, Yanaga, Katsuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 01.01.2008; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - administration & dosage; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - therapeutic use; Arterial Infusion chemotherapy; Cecal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Cecal Neoplasms - drug therapy; Cecal Neoplasms - surgery; Colon cancer; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Fluorouracil - administration & dosage; Fluorouracil - therapeutic use; Humans; Infusions, Intra-Arterial; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Radiopharmaceuticals; Recurrent Tumor; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

Purpose: We report a patient with a repeated recurrent tumor after Right-hemicolectomy for advanced cecal cancer who was treated by intra-arterial infusions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Methods: A computed tomography scan revealed a pelvic mass involving the psoas major muscle and quadratos lumborum mu...