Patient Zhao Lianru, male, is 78 years old.
He has been suffering from rectal cancer for five years. Five years ago, the rectal cancer was 4 cm from the anus, with a long, narrow loop along the intestinal canal, and was an advanced tumor with a stage III tumor.
With the consent of the patient, neoadjuvant chemotherapy was performed. Fan Enxue, Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University
After 3 weeks a course of treatment, the tumor shrank by half after 3 courses, and after 5 courses, the tumor disappeared completely, and the colonoscopy and pathology were rechecked, and no tumor existed. After that, the tumor disappeared.
It has been more than 4 years since then, which shows that chemotherapy is effective for the patient.
It is recommended that the patient can undergo chemotherapy without surgery. The effect is the same as surgery. It is a new method.