[A Case of Liver Metastasis from Esophageal Cancer Successfully Treated by Surgical Resection after Chemotherapy with Weekly-Paclitaxel]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2017 Nov;44(12):1515-1517.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 58-year-old man complaining of dysphagia was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with esophageal cancer.He underwent thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy with 3-field lymph node dissection and reconstruction with a gastric tube created by hand-assisted laparoscopy.The pathological diagnosis was classified as AeLtG, pT3N2M0, pStage III .He was subsequently treated with systemic chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin.After 2 courses, a single liver metastatic tumor appeared at segment 5.As chemotherapy against the recurrence, weekly-paclitaxel was administered.After 2 courses, the metastatic liver tumor reduced in size.Subsequently, laparoscopic partial liver resection was performed 11 months after first surgery.The pathological finding was negative for malignancy(pathological complete response).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Esophagectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / therapeutic use*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Paclitaxel