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A patient of situs ambiguus with pancreatic head cancer successfully treated with gemcitabine and erlotinib.

Authors :
Po-Chou Lin
Jiun-I Lai
Cheng-Hwai Tzeng
Wei-Shu Wang
Source :
Medical Oncology; Mar2011, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p140-150, 11p, 4 Black and White Photographs, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

We report a case of a 66-year-old Taiwanese female patient with situs ambiguus diagnosed of pancreatic head cancer. She was treated with gemcitabine and erlotinib and remained in stable disease on follow-up imaging studies. Situs ambiguus is a rare disease and reports of such patients with cancer have rarely been reported in the literature. Our case illustrates that standard chemotherapy in this group of patients may be undergone with promising results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13570560
Volume :
28
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Medical Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
58627609
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-010-9421-7