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ReviewBMC gastroenterology2021

Unresectable primary hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma successfully treated with systemic and transcatheter hepatic arterial injection chemotherapies followed by conversion surgery: a case report and literature review.

Yusuke Watanabe, Akihiko Osaki, Kiwamu Kimura, Shunta Yakubo, Kenichi Takaku, Munehiro Sato, Hideki Hashidate, Nobuo Waguri, Shuji Terai

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Review in BMC gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yusuke WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan. ywatanabe19840421@med.niigata-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7869-0409
Akihiko OsakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Kiwamu KimuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Shunta YakuboDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Kenichi TakakuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Munehiro SatoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Hideki HashidateDepartment of Pathology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Nobuo WaguriDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Shuji TeraiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Niigata City General Hospital · JPNiigata University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is a type of tumor that has the features of both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The prognosis for patients with ASC is poor, as the chemotherapy has been ineffective so far. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a case of a 62-year-old male patient who presented with high fever. The tumor marker levels were high, and abdominal dynamic computed tomography showed a liver tumor and distant lymph node metastases. Upon further investigation, needle biopsy of the liver tumor showed a primary hepatic SCC. Because the SCC was unresectable, the patient was treated with tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil (S-1) and transcatheter hepatic arterial injection (TAI) of cisplatin. After chemotherapy, a surgical resection performed on the remaining liver tumor, made the patient cancer-free. After the operation, the liver tumor was confirmed as primary hepatic ASC. Subsequently, the patient was administered postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy, which prevented its recurrence.

conclusionsDue to the lack of an effective treatment for primary hepatic ASC, its prognosis is poor. Here, we suggest that a chemotherapy combination of 5-fluorouracil (S-1) and cisplatin along with conversion surgery might be an effective way for treating primary hepatic ASC. Our experience from this case shall be valuable to clinicians around the world involved in the treatment of primary hepatic ASC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, AdenosquamousCarcinoma, Squamous CellLiver NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyInjectionsMiddle AgedAdenosquamous carcinomaChemotherapyConversion surgeryTranscatheter hepatic arterial injection

Identifiers

PMID34930149
PMCPMC8686661
OpenAlexW4200625626

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