[A case of long-term survival in rectal cancer with late lung and kidney metastases treated with combined multimodality therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2014 Nov;41(12):1805-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 59-year-old man was diagnosed with rectal cancer and a low anterior resection was performed. Bilateral lung metastases appeared 4 years and 4 months after the primary surgery. The lung metastases were resected and FOLFOX6 neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan 7 years and 11 months after the primary surgery revealed bilateral multiple lung metastases, a left renal tumor, and swelling in the surrounding lymph node. A left nephrectomy and lymph node dissection were performed. A diagnosis of renal tumor from rectal cancer metastasis was made. For the lung metastases, chemotherapy (sLV/5FU2+Bmab) was administered in 26 courses and stable disease was achieved. It is important to combine adequate surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy for long survival.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Kidney Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Time Factors