Conversion of locally inoperable primary rectal cancer with multiple liver metastases to an option for cure after local down-staging and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy
- 15 May 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Langenbecks Archives Of Surgery
- Vol. 387 (2) , 90-93
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-002-0295-9
Abstract
Aims. This case report presents a patient with local unresectable primary rectal cancer and multiple synchronous liver metastases. Methods. The treatment consisted of primary tumor resection after down-staging by local irradiation followed by hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy. Results. The patient is now without any signs of tumor growth 44 months after beginning of treatment.Keywords
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