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12088260

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term survival after regional chemotherapy for liver metastases from breast cancer. A case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. koraytekin@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports