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PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: A 61-year-old man undergoes a sigmoid colectomy for a T3N1 (two of 18 nodes) adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. He recovers well and receives 6 months of adjuvant FOLFOX (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) uneventfully. At his first follow-up visit, the oncologi...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2011
Materias:
Challenging Cases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21349952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0014
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Sumario:PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: A 61-year-old man undergoes a sigmoid colectomy for a T3N1 (two of 18 nodes) adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. He recovers well and receives 6 months of adjuvant FOLFOX (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) uneventfully. At his first follow-up visit, the oncologist recommended every 3 month visits for a physical, liver function tests, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) measurement; every 6 month chest, abdomen, and pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans for 3 years; and aspirin, vitamin D supplementation, and exercise. Is CT scanning appropriate in the follow-up of colon cancer patients? (This case was presented at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.)

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