A pathological complete response by chemotherapy with S-1 and oxaliplatin for a locally advanced duodenal adenocarcinoma in Lynch syndrome: a case report

A pathological complete response by chemotherapy with S-1 and oxaliplatin for a locally advanced duodenal adenocarcinoma in Lynch syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Although primary duodenal adenocarcinoma (DA) is a rare malignancy representing ~ 0.5% of all gastrointestinal cancers, the incidence of DA is more frequent in Lynch syndrome. Because of its rarity, treatment strategies or optimal chemotherapeutic regimens have not been clearly d...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Yasuda, Suzuka Harada, Akinori Tsujimoto, Satoko Aoki, Takeshi Takei, Kazuhiro Migita, Masato Ueno, Mitsutoshi Tatsumi, Akihiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Advanced duodenal adenocarcinoma
Chemotherapy
Pathological complete response
Lynch syndrome
S-1
Oxaliplatin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0712-8

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