Arterial infusion chemotherapy in patient with repeated recurrent tumor of cecal cancer: report of a case.

Purpose: We report a patient with a repeated recurrent tumor after Right-hemicolectomy for advanced cecal cancer who was treated by intra-arterial infusions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).

Methods: A computed tomography scan revealed a pelvic mass involving the psoas major muscle and quadratos lumborum muscle, in contact with the widely projecting toward L2-S2. The fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) revealed an accumulation spot in the same place. This case was deemed in operable, and one-shot bolus of 5-FU was administered through the tumor feeding arteries: the left 3rd, 4th lumbar, and ilio -- lumbar arteries at a dosage of 250 mg/body from each artery.

Results: A partial regression of the tumor was observed by computed tomography. The serum level of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 returned normal in 8 months. During chemotherapy, the side effect and complications were tolerable, and she experienced only grade-1 nausea caused by 5-fluorouracil.

Conclusion: A long-time, intra-arterial 5-fluorouracil infusion could control effectively and safely.