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KMID : 1104820170050010070
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Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
2017 Volume.5 No. 1 p.70 ~ p.72
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Complete Remission of Unresectable Esophageal Cancer Achieved with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: A Case Report
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Lee Jung-Min
Keum Bo-Ra
Lee Sang-Yup
Yoo In-Kyung
Kim Seung-Han
Choi Hyuk-Soon
Kim Eun-Sun
Chun Hoon-Jai
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Abstract
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A 41-year old woman with dysphagia visited, which was aggravated after eating. On physical examination, there was a palpable mass on the left supraclavicular area. Endoscopic examination revealed a mass on the distal esophagus with irregular mucosa, erythema and a whitish plaque with luminal narrowing. The patient was diagnosed with unresectable esophageal cancer (squamous cell carcinoma, T3N2M1, Stage IV). The patient received CCRT (total 63 Gy) with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). After CCRT, the patient took an additionally 2 cycles of chemotherapy for consolidation (cisplatin and 5-FU every 4 weeks). After additional chemotherapy, endoscopic examination showed no residual tumor, a chest CT scan revealed that the mass in the distal esophagus had decreased and there was no enlargement of the lymph nodes around the left supraclavicular area. The patient has been in complete remission for 5 years.
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KEYWORD
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Esophageal cancer, Concurrent chemoradiotherapy, Complete remission
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