FOLFIRI Is Tolerable after Subtotal Colectomy – A Patient with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Who Developed Advanced Rectal Cancer

FOLFIRI Is Tolerable after Subtotal Colectomy – A Patient with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Who Developed Advanced Rectal Cancer

A 40-year-old female with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) had a subtotal colectomy at 16 years of age. At 39 years, she had low anterior resection due to advanced rectal carcinoma. Thereafter, we administrated per os uracil and tegafur for 9 months. Metastatic rectal carcinoma was detected in t...

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Main Authors: Mitsue Mori, Takayoshi Kiba, Mika Oikawa, Kengou Hokkoku, Yuri Watanabe, Kimiko Shintaku, Yutaka Yoshimitsu, Hiroshi Sakuma, Hiroshi Ueda, Masuo Nakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2007-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Adjuvant chemotherapy
FOLFIRI
Colorectal cancer
Familiar adenomatous polyposis
Colectomy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/112652

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