A case of advanced male breast cancer successfully treated by 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy combined with tamoxifen

A 79-year old male advanced breast cancer patient with metastases in lymph nodes, bones and anterior chest wall was effectively treated by a combination of chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide), tamoxifen and minor surgery. Two months after five cycles of chemotherapy, all l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nihon geka hokan. Archiv fur japanische Chirurgie 1995-01, Vol.64 (1), p.15
Hauptverfasser:	Tanaka, Y, Ohmori, Y, Toki, T, Okazaki, Y, Ogoshi, S, Ogawa, Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Bone Neoplasms - secondary Breast Neoplasms, Male - drug therapy Breast Neoplasms, Male - surgery Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - drug therapy Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - secondary Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - surgery Combined Modality Therapy Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage Epirubicin - administration & dosage Fluorouracil - administration & dosage Humans Lymphatic Metastasis Male Tamoxifen - administration & dosage Thoracic Neoplasms - secondary
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Zusammenfassung:	A 79-year old male advanced breast cancer patient with metastases in lymph nodes, bones and anterior chest wall was effectively treated by a combination of chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide), tamoxifen and minor surgery. Two months after five cycles of chemotherapy, all lymph node swellings disappeared. The main breast cancer and the chest wall metastatic nodule were resected under local anesthesia. He was maintained on tamoxifen alone and showed no lymph node recurrence during the follow up period of 20 months, suggesting good control of bone metastatic lesions.
ISSN:	0003-9152