Abstract
The 57-year-old man was underwent sigmoid colostomy due to unresectable rectal carcinoma. Then he was treated with chemotherapy of levofolinate/5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin(FOLFOX). After completion of 12 courses of chemotherapy, MR revealed responses. The patient underwent a low anterior resection. Preoperative chemotherapy with FOLFOX appears a promising regimen for patients with unresectable rectal cancer.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
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Fluorouracil / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Leucovorin / therapeutic use
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
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Neoplasm Staging
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Organoplatinum Compounds / therapeutic use
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Proctoscopy
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Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
Substances
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Organoplatinum Compounds
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Leucovorin
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Fluorouracil