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- - A 70-year-old woman with locally advanced rectal cancer, initially deemed inoperable due to tumor invasion, presented with abdominal pain and was later diagnosed with the condition.
- - She received 11 courses of chemotherapy using mFOLFOX6 and cetuximab, which resulted in significant tumor shrinkage.
- - Following the positive response to chemotherapy, she underwent successful robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery and remained relapse-free for 12 months post-operation, despite not receiving additional chemotherapy.
Article Abstract
We report a case of locally advanced rectal cancer that could not be curatively resected, in which the patient underwent conversion surgery after chemotherapy. The patient is a 70-year-old woman. She came to our hospital with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain, and a close examination revealed rectal cancer with invasion of the external iliac artery and pelvic wall. She was treated with mFOLFOX6 plus cetuximab for locally advanced rectal cancer that was not amenable to surgical resection. After 11 courses of chemotherapy, significant shrinkage of the tumor was observed, and robot assisted laparoscopic high-anterior resection was performed. The patient didn't relapse at 12 months after surgery without adjuvant chemotherapy.
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