Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer

Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer

A 65-year-old man was admitted with penile tenderness and dysuria due to priapism. Enhanced computed tomography revealed metastatic tumors in the liver, lung, sacrum and lymph nodes. Advanced rectal cancer, detected by colonoscopy as a primary tumor, was treated with chemotherapy (FOLFOX4). Although...

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Main Authors: Y. Kitai, H. Takahashi, A. Goto, H. Iida, H. Mawatari, K. Fujita, M. Yoneda, M. Inamori, Y. Abe, N. Kobayashi, H. Kirikoshi, K. Kubota, S. Saito, A. Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2008-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Priapism
Metastatic rectal cancer
Chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/183537
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spelling doaj-6d4e039f5d814645b39ddf9dab37d2e72020-11-24T23:36:28ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312008-12-012350550810.1159/000183537183537Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal CancerY. KitaiH. TakahashiA. GotoH. IidaH. MawatariK. FujitaM. YonedaM. InamoriY. AbeN. KobayashiH. KirikoshiK. KubotaS. SaitoA. NakajimaA 65-year-old man was admitted with penile tenderness and dysuria due to priapism. Enhanced computed tomography revealed metastatic tumors in the liver, lung, sacrum and lymph nodes. Advanced rectal cancer, detected by colonoscopy as a primary tumor, was treated with chemotherapy (FOLFOX4). Although the rectal cancer showed no change, five months of chemotherapy improveid the priapism, suggesting that chemotherapy can improve rare symptoms of rectal cancer.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/183537PriapismMetastatic rectal cancerChemotherapy
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author Y. Kitai
H. Takahashi
A. Goto
H. Iida
H. Mawatari
K. Fujita
M. Yoneda
M. Inamori
Y. Abe
N. Kobayashi
H. Kirikoshi
K. Kubota
S. Saito
A. Nakajima
spellingShingle Y. Kitai
H. Takahashi
A. Goto
H. Iida
H. Mawatari
K. Fujita
M. Yoneda
M. Inamori
Y. Abe
N. Kobayashi
H. Kirikoshi
K. Kubota
S. Saito
A. Nakajima
Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Priapism
Metastatic rectal cancer
Chemotherapy
author_facet Y. Kitai
H. Takahashi
A. Goto
H. Iida
H. Mawatari
K. Fujita
M. Yoneda
M. Inamori
Y. Abe
N. Kobayashi
H. Kirikoshi
K. Kubota
S. Saito
A. Nakajima
author_sort Y. Kitai
title Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
title_short Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
title_full Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
title_fullStr Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Priapism in Metastatic Rectal Cancer
title_sort chemotherapeutic treatment of priapism in metastatic rectal cancer
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2008-12-01
description A 65-year-old man was admitted with penile tenderness and dysuria due to priapism. Enhanced computed tomography revealed metastatic tumors in the liver, lung, sacrum and lymph nodes. Advanced rectal cancer, detected by colonoscopy as a primary tumor, was treated with chemotherapy (FOLFOX4). Although the rectal cancer showed no change, five months of chemotherapy improveid the priapism, suggesting that chemotherapy can improve rare symptoms of rectal cancer.
topic Priapism
Metastatic rectal cancer
Chemotherapy
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/183537
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