Abstract |
A 77-year-old man was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma, and was referred to our hospital. After he was treated by transcatheter chemoembolization, he underwent a left hepatic lobectomy of the liver and cholecystectomy. Serum AFP and PIVKA-II remarkably elevated 7 months after surgery, and CT scan revealed multiple metastatic nodules in bilateral lungs. The nodules were diagnosed as lung metastasis of HCC. Because the lesions grew larger, S-1/IFN was administered. Diagnostic imaging and tumor markers showed a marked improvement after 4 courses of S-1/IFN therapy, and he is still alive with good condition without recurrence and progression of tumors.
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Authors | Yoshiteru Katsura, Hiroshi Wada, Shogo Kobayashi, Shigeru Marubashi, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Masahiro Tanemura, Koji Umeshita, Kenichi Wakasa, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori, Hiroaki Nagano |
Journal | Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
(Gan To Kagaku Ryoho)
Vol. 38
Issue 12
Pg. 2487-9
(Nov 2011)
ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 22202422
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Interferon-alpha
- S 1 (combination)
- Tegafur
- Oxonic Acid
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Topics |
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(therapeutic use)
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
(drug therapy, pathology, therapy)
- Drug Combinations
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Hepatectomy
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Liver Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology, therapy)
- Lung Neoplasms
(drug therapy, secondary)
- Male
- Oxonic Acid
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Recurrence
- Remission Induction
- Tegafur
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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