Abstract
We encountered a case of colorectal cancer with pelvic abscess treated with radical surgery following colostomy and chemotherapy. The patient was a man in his 60s with advanced rectal cancer. The tumor had expanded locally and formed an abscess. We evaluated the primary lesion as unresectable, and performed chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and oxaliplatin( mFOLFOX) plus bevacizumab after colostomy. After 13 courses of chemotherapy, the tumor shrank remarkably. We performed a low anterior resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine. The patient has had no recurrence for 18 months after surgery.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Abscess / etiology*
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Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / administration & dosage
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
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Bevacizumab
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Leucovorin / administration & dosage
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Male
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Organoplatinum Compounds / administration & dosage
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Rectal Neoplasms / complications
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Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
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Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / complications
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery
Substances
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Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
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Organoplatinum Compounds
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Bevacizumab
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Leucovorin
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Fluorouracil