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ID 111048
Title Alternative
A multidisciplinary approach in palliative care for the patient with advanced phyllodes tumor
Author
Takechi, Hirokazu The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Matsuoka, Yoshie The University of Tokushima
Akizuki, Sayo The University of Tokushima
Morimoto, Masami The University of Tokushima
Nakagawa, Misako The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Okumura, Kazumasa The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Yoshida, Takahiro The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
Malignant phyllodes tumor
Palliative care
Nurse specialist in cancer care
Social worker
Hospice
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
The case subject was a woman in her50s who consulted her local clinic for the chief complaint of pain extending from the left buttock to the lower leg. A sacral lesion and giant mass in the right breast were observed, and thus on suspicion of breast cancer the subject was referred to our department. The results of needle biopsy led to the definite diagnosis of malignant phyllodes tumor.
At the start of treatment the subject presented markedly reduced activities of daily living due to the pain, and upon the introduction of opioids, and performing palliative irradiation for the sacral metastasis, the pain was successfully alleviated relatively quickly. During this period, the primary lesion became ulcerated and progression of anemia was also observed, and therefore upon applying metronidazole ointment and commencing irradiation for the right breast, therapeutic effects such as tumor regression and control of anemia progression were observed. After the initial consultation the subject expressed severe anxiety, and thus intervention was requested from a nurse specialist in cancer care, who sat with the patient when her condition was explained, and listened closely to her anxiety.
Thereafter, 2 courses of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide therapy as systemic chemotherapy were administered, however the disease progressed. The subject desired to receive care at a local medical institution, and thus it was decided with the help of a social worker that she be transferred to a hospice in the short-term.
Journal Title
Shikoku Acta Medica
ISSN
00373699
NCID
AN00102041
Publisher
徳島医学会
Volume
73
Issue
3-4
Start Page
169
End Page
172
Sort Key
169
Published Date
2017-08-25
Remark
著者英表記誤記あり(誤)Yoshie Mtsuoka→(正)Yoshie Matsuoka
EDB ID
FullText File
language
jpn
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departments
University Hospital
Medical Sciences