Pathological Complete Response following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer-A Case Report

• Published in: Gan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 51; no. 13; p. 1363
• Main Authors: Nomura, Tomonori, Osawa, Hideki, Yoshioka, Shinichi, Uemura, Kohei, Okauchi, Yoshitaka, Maruyama, Minami, Ikeda, Yuji, Maruyama, Daiki, Ikeshima, Ryo, Taniguchi, Yoshiki, Asukai, Kei, Masuzawa, Toru, Fujita, Junya, Tamura, Shigeyuki, Sasaki, Yo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Capecitabine - administration & dosage; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Oxaliplatin - administration & dosage; Rectal Neoplasms - drug therapy; Rectal Neoplasms - pathology; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery

A 56-year-old man was referred to our institution with bloody stools. Colonoscopy revealed a type 3 tumor in the lower rectum. Histological analysis revealed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated that the tumor was confined to the rectal wall; however, enlarg...