[Surgical resection of multiple liver metastases of rectal neuroendocrine tumors]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Nov;40(12):1840-2.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of surgically resected multiple liver metastases of rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NET), which could not be controlled by medical treatment. A 66-year-old man was diagnosed as having multiple liver metastases of rectal NET 5 years after the initial diagnosis. Although we performed 5 rounds of transcatheter arterial infusion (TAI) and administered 4 cycles of 5-fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and oxaliplatin( mFOLFOX6), the metastasis gradually spread. The patient was admitted to our hospital to undergo hepatectomy. Extended right hepatectomy and partial resection of the lateral segment were performed. The pathological diagnosis was metastasis of rectal NET and it was classified as grade 2 NET according to the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The patient received intramuscular injections of sustained-release octreotide( 30 mg every 4 weeks) after surgery. One year and 2 months after surgery, he shows no signs of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / secondary
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / surgery*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Treatment Outcome