[A long-term survival case of advanced sigmoid colon cancer with massive metastases to the para-aortic lymph nodes]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Nov;34(12):2056-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a long-term survival case of advanced sigmoid colon cancer with massive metastases to the para-aortic lymph nodes. The patient was a 63-year-old male. He underwent sigmoidectomy with D3 + para-aortic lymphadenectomy for advanced sigmoid colon cancer. Histological examination showed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, ss, ly2, v2, n4 (total 30/64, para-aortic lymph nodes 18/39). From 6 months to 4 years after the operation, tegafur/uracil (UFT) was performed as chemotherapy. After 8-year disease-free interval, CT showed solitary mediastinal lymph node metastases. He underwent thoracoscopic mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Histological examination revealed metastases from colon cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Aorta / drug effects*
  • Aorta / pathology*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / blood
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uracil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Tegafur
  • Uracil

Supplementary concepts

  • 1-UFT protocol