Clin Endosc.
2019 Mar;52(2):191-195. 10.5946/ce.2018.088.
Is it Possible to Successfully Treat Locally Advanced Colon Cancer Using Pre-Operative Chemoradiotherapy?
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. parksj6406@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Colorectal Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2447678
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.088
Abstract
- Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a preferable treatment option for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. However, few data are available regarding pre-operative CRT for locally advanced colon cancer. Here, we describe two cases of successful treatment with pre-operative CRT and establish evidence supporting this treatment option in patients with locally advanced colon cancer. In the first case, a 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with ascending colon cancer with duodenal invasion. In the second case, a 63-year-old man was diagnosed with a colonic-duodenal fistula due to transverse colon cancer invasion. These case reports will help to establish a treatment consensus for pre-operative CRT in patients with locally advanced colon cancer.
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