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Seiichi Nagahisa1, Megumi Watanabe, Hitoshi Minagi
1Dept. of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center.
Abstract:
The present study reports a case of colon cancer in a 76-year-old female who underwent laparoscopic right colectomy. Pathological findings revealed pT3(SS), pN2a, cM0, and pStage Ⅲb. Hence, we administered adjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine. On day 18, she was urgently hospitalized because of severe oral mucositis(grade 3), diarrhea(grade 3), and leukocytopenia(grade 4). Furthermore, the patient experienced DIC, which gradually improved through intensive conservative treatment. From the clinical course, we suspected that the severe adverse effects were caused due to a deficiency of DPD. We were able to save the patient through early treatment.
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