[Surgical resection and S-1 administration for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2012 Nov;39(12):1994-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). He underwent right hepatectomy with preoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. A follow-up computed tomography scan revealed a single pulmonary metastasis. After 2 courses of S-1 administration, he underwent left lower lobectomy, and a pathological specimen taken at the time was diagnosed as pulmonary metastasis of HCC. Although adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 resulted in relapse-free survival for 2 years after pulmonary resection, he was found to have recurrence of liver cancer and underwent partial hepatectomy. This case report suggests that surgical resection and S-1 administration would be a useful treatment option for hepatocellular carcinoma with distant metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Combinations
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid