Abstract
We have experienced a patient with signet ring cell cancer of the duodenum. The tumor was unresectable and the patient was treated with combined therapy resulting in a decrease of serum level of CEA and 26 month-survival. A 58-year-old man presented with abdominal discomfort and high levels of serum CEA and CA19-9. We could not make the patient recognize his disease but continued to persuade him, and made him admit 11 months after the onset. Exploratory laparotomy indicated H0P13T3(SE)N4 according to The General Rules for Gastric Cancer Study in Surgery and Pathology, H0P1M(-)SEN4(+) according to The General Rules for Colorectal Cancer Study in Surgery and Pathology. Radiation therapy (50Gy) and 2 times of chemotherapy (CDDP20mg for 5 days) were performed followed by 5 times of chemotherapy (CDDP10mg+5-FU250mg for 5 days) 13 months after the onset and 5 times of chemotherapy (FT 400mg) and oral chemotherapy (5-FUs). The serum level of CEA was dramatically decreased from 574mg/ml at the start of combined therapy and image findings showed no enlargement of the lesion nor development of new lesion. As the serum level of CEA was increased to 20.4mg/ml 19 months after the onset, 2 times of combined therapy with chemotherapy (CDDP+5-FU for 5 days) and thermotherapy were conducted on the day 3. However, the patient died from cancer 26 months after the onset, or 13 months after the treatment