A CASE OF METACHRONOUS MULTIPLE CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT WITH METASTASES TO THE BILATERAL OVARIES, LIVER, AND UTERUS

Abstract

We report a case of metachronous multiple cancer of the digestive tract with metastases to the multiple organs, several operations for which resulted in a long-term survival of the patient. The patient was a 32-year-old woman. She was operated on for cancer of the transverse colon in 1999. Thereafter a total of 4 operations with chemotherapy were performed for cancers of the small intestine and rectum, and metastases to the liver, bilateral ovaries, and uterus. At present when about 7 years have elapsed after the initial operation, the patient is under treatment while her quality of life has been kept favorable.