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Long-term suppression of lymphangitic lung metastasis from breast cancer using biweekly docetaxel: A case report
- Source :
- Breast Cancer. 10:361-365
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2003.
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Abstract
- A 45-year-old woman underwent a modified radical mastectomy for right breast cancer in July 1996. As lymph node metastases were quite advanced, chemotherapy was started with anthracyclines. Four years after surgery, cough and dyspnea appeared. Chest radiograph and CT showed reticular shadows bilaterally and slight pleural effusion, suggesting lymphangitic lung metastasis of breast cancer. Biweekly intravenous docetaxel (TXT,45 mg/m2) was initiated. Four courses of TXT ameliorated her complaints and radiographic findings. A total of 30 continuous courses of TXT suppressed disease exacerbation for 18 months until new lesions manifested in January 2002. The main side effects were grade 2 leukopenia and alopecia. This case report describes a patient with long-term suppression of lymphangitic lung metastasis of breast cancer using biweekly TXT without severe side effects or worsening quality of life.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms
Pleural effusion
medicine.medical_treatment
Breast Neoplasms
Docetaxel
Modified Radical Mastectomy
Drug Administration Schedule
Breast cancer
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Lymph node
Chemotherapy
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Cancer
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Female
Taxoids
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Chest radiograph
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18804233 and 13406868
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Breast Cancer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d0d2f7eb3d6b3427facedd550b665ca4