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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our institute in June 2007 because of obstructive jaundice. A mass in the pancreatic head and multiple swollen lymph nodes surrounding the common hepatic artery were identified using computed tomography (CT). Subsequently, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) was done. Histopathologic results revealed anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas. Using specimens obtained with EUS-FNA, chemosensitivity testing with adenosine triphosphate assay was performed. Testing indicated high chemosensitivity to paclitaxel (PTX). According to this result, chemotherapy using PTX was performed, and the primary lesion and lymph node metastases disappeared completely on CT. The patient has been doing well with no recurrence for 1 year and 11 months since initial chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1437-7772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Complete response of anaplastic pancreatic carcinoma to paclitaxel treatment selected by chemosensitivity testing.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine 2, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan. wakachan@fmu.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports