Chemotherapy: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7700
ISSN: 2167-7700
Nobuhiro Takeuchi
Kawasaki Hospital,
Kobe
Japan
Case Report
Amrubicin Monotherapy for Patients with Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma
Complicated with Chronic Renal and Chronic Heart Failure
Author(s): Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Yusuke Nomura, Masato Iida, Kento Yamamoto, Masanori Takada, Tetsuo Maeda, Akihito Otsuka, Hidetoshi Tada, Tadashi Nakamura, Kikuo Ichihara and Kazuyoshi NabaNobuhiro Takeuchi, Yusuke Nomura, Masato Iida, Kento Yamamoto, Masanori Takada, Tetsuo Maeda, Akihito Otsuka, Hidetoshi Tada, Tadashi Nakamura, Kikuo Ichihara and Kazuyoshi Naba
An 82-year-old female presented to our institution with mild dyspnea. Her medical history included effort angina pectoris, which was treated with stent placement in the coronary artery at the age of 78, and congestive heart failure, which was improved by oxygen inhalation and administration of diuretic agents. Chest radiography revealed evidence of swollen lymph nodes at the level of the left pulmonary hilar lesion. Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography revealed a mass at the pulmonary hilar lesion site extending into the left pulmonary artery and left lower pulmonary vein, swollen lymph nodes proximal to the left pulmonary hilar lesion and bilateral mediastinum, and pleural dissemination. Bronchoscopy revealed almost total occlusion of the left upper bronchial trunk. Biopsied specimen confirmed the diagnosis of small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Although the standard chemotherap.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7700.1000119