In:
Digestive Surgery, S. Karger AG, Vol. 16, No. 1 ( 1999), p. 76-79
Abstract:
A 41-year-old man with a huge pancreatic tumor (acinar cell carcinoma) was treated by intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), mitomycin C (MMC) and cisplatin (CDDP). The tumor was significantly reduced, and he underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy with complete excision of the tumor. Unfortunately multiple metastatic liver tumors were noted 5 months after resection. These tumors could also be markedly reduced by intra-arterial chemotherapy and the survival period was prolonged to 18 months. He suddenly died of sepsis but not from the pancreatic carcinoma. This case shows that intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-FU, MMC and CDDP can be an effective regimen for the treatment of acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0253-4886
,
1421-9883
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
1999
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1468560-7
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