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  • Title: Successful treatment for the IVC syndrome due to recurrence of colon cancer--chemotherapy in combination with the use of the expandable metallic stent placement.
    Author: Sato T, Itoh M, Ohta N, Motoyoshi A, Saito Z, Umezaki M.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 2001; 48(40):1048-9. PubMed ID: 11490797.
    Abstract:
    A 73-year-old woman developed severe edema of the abdominal walls and legs due to rapid regrowth of unresectable paraaortic lymph node metastasis from ascending colon cancer. The expandable metallic stent was placed at the site of stenosis. Following the stent placement, she had marked improvement in her urinary output, ascitic drainage and edema of the lower extremity. Subsequently, intravenous infusion of 5-fluorouracil with high-dose leucovorin was performed. The irritable symptom disappeared completely after 5 weeks, and the patient recovered the ability to walk. The patient is alive 22 months after primary noncurative operation. Symptoms did not recur 4 months after the placement of the stent. The authors recommend the multimodality for palliation therapy in unresectable colorectal cancer.
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