1. Long-term survival after regional chemotherapy for liver metastases from breast cancer. A case report
- Author
-
Koray Tekin, Hilmi Kocaoglu, and Sancar Bayar
- Subjects
Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Mitomycin ,Breast Neoplasms ,Modified Radical Mastectomy ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Humans ,Infusions, Intra-Arterial ,Chemotherapy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Liver Neoplasms ,Cancer ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,breast cancer ,liver metastasis ,regional chemotherapy ,Survival Analysis ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/*therapeutic use ,Breast Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*pathology/surgery ,Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage ,Doxorubicin/administration & dosage ,Female ,Fluorouracil/administration & dosage ,Liver Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*secondary ,Mastectomy, Radical ,Methotrexate/administration & dosage ,Mitomycin/administration & dosage ,Treatment Outcome ,Regimen ,Methotrexate ,Doxorubicin ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Abdominal ultrasonography ,Radiology ,Fluorouracil ,business ,Mastectomy ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The prognosis of patients with liver metastases from breast cancer has to be regarded as rather unfavorable. A 45-year-old woman with cancer of the left breast and multiple simultaneous liver metastases was initially treated with cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil. After two treatment cycles a sonogram of the left breast revealed reduction of the tumor size and she underwent a modified radical mastectomy and hepatic artery catheterization. There was no change in the multiple lesions of the liver on abdominal ultrasonography. One week later a regional chemotherapy regimen was given through a hepatic arterial catheter with subcutaneous implanted reservoir. After completion of the seventh course of chemotherapy, ultrasonography revealed that the multiple liver metastases had regressed completely. To date (July 2001) there has been no relapse during the seven-year follow-up period. In conclusion, we suggest that intra-arterial regional chemotherapy may have an important role to play in the management of breast cancer patients with isolated liver metastases.
- Published
- 2002