A case of rectal carcinoid with multiple hepatic metastases.

Hoshino, Hiroshi; Ichikawa, Masafumi; Onizuka, Toshio; Ichikawa, Kazuo; Takahara, Osamu; Suzuki, Masayasu; Akiyama, A.

doi:10.3862/jcoloproctology.44.73

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“…In Japan, HAIC is often used [34] . As shown in Table 5 [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] , continuous 5-FU infusion accompanied by other chemotherapeutic drugs is the basic treatment scheme and conferred favorable effects.…”

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Minute liver metastases from a rectal carcinoid: A case report and review

Yamamoto

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We here report a 43-year-old male patient with minute liver metastases from a rectal carcinoid. Hepatic nodules were diagnosed during surgery, although they were not diagnosed by preoperative computed tomography or ultrasound examination. The rectal carcinoid was resected together with liver metastases and the patient has had no disease recurrence for 5 years following postoperative treatment of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) using 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and oral administration of 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil (HCFU). In 2003, a health check examination indicated presence of occult blood in his stool. Barium enema study revealed a rectal tumor in the lower rectum and colonoscopy showed a yellowish lesion with a size of 30 mm in diameter. Pathological examination of the biopsy specimen indicated that the rectal tumor was carcinoid. Although preoperative imaging examinations failed to detect liver metastases, 2 min nodules were found on the surface of liver during surgery. A rapid pathological examination revealed that they were metastatic tumors from the rectal carcinoid. Low anterior resection was performed for the rectal tumor and the pathological report indicated that there were 4 metastatic lymph nodes in the rectal mesentery. The patient received treatment by HAIC using 5-FU plus oral administration of HCFU and survived for 5 years.We also review world-wide current treatments and their efficacy for hepatic metastases of carcinoid tumors.

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