Abstract
A 26-year-old male presented with a colorectal adenocarcinoma with germ-cell differentiation and an isolated elevation of serum alpha-fetoprotein. He was treated with platinum/etoposide/bleomycin chemotherapy with a decrease in serum alpha-fetoprotein and in the size of the primary tumor. An ongoing tumor-marker response occurred when the patient was switched to concurrent 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The patient underwent a palliative diversion of his rectal cancer 10 months after diagnosis, developed liver metastasis at 12 months, and died 20 months after diagnosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1702-1705 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alpha-fetoprotein
- Colorectal carcinoma
- Germ-cell differentiation
- Platinum/etoposide/ bleomycin chemotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology