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Moldovan B, Saon CT, Adam II, Pisica RM, Silaghi VT, Untaru V, Stoica D, Crisan M, Popianas A, Pescaru F, Zolog A, Vecerzan L. Successful Implementation of HITOC and HIPEC in the Management of Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma with Pleural and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:455. [PMID: 38472928 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14050455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
This case report details the application and outcomes of a novel therapeutic approach involving hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) in a single patient diagnosed with advanced ovarian neoplasm. The treatment protocol included pleural cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and HITOC followed by a second surgical intervention consisting of peritoneal CRS and HIPEC. HIPEC targeted the intraperitoneal space with heated chemotherapy, while HITOC extended the thermal perfusion to the thoracic cavity. The patient has shown significant progression in disease-free survival over one year and eight months of observation, demonstrating lower recurrence rates and an overall survival outcome exceeding expectations based on conventional therapy outcomes. The combined modality demonstrated a manageable toxicity profile, with no significant increase in peri- or postoperative complications observed.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Lucian Blaga" University, 550169 Sibiu, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Regina Maria Hospital, 400500 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Lucian Blaga" University, 550169 Sibiu, Romania
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Moldovan B, Costache VS, Modrigan I, Farcas F, Banu E, Untaru V, Stoica D, Crisan M, Popianas A, Pisica RM, Tohatan CC, Adam II, Vecerzan L. Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Resections without Reconstruction in Renal Tumors: Two Case Reports. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13101759. [PMID: 37238242 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13101759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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(1) Background: We aim to present our experience with resection of the inferior vena cava (IVC) without reconstruction in two patients diagnosed with renal tumors. (2) Case Report: The first case was diagnosed with right renal vein sarcoma and the second case was diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma; both presented signs of invasion and thrombosis of the IVC at infrarenal and cruoric levels, along with the development of collateral circulation with the help of the paravertebral plexus. In both patients, en bloc right nephrectomy was performed along with the resection of the thrombosed IVC without further reconstruction. In the case of the patient with right vein sarcoma, preservation of the left renal and caval intrahepatic vein was possible, whilst in the second case diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma, the associated left renal thrombosis also enforced the resection of the left renal vein. (3) Discussion: Postoperative evolution was favorable in both cases and did not exhibit major complications. Antibiotic therapy, analgesics, and anticoagulant medication were administered at therapeutic doses after surgery in both cases. The histopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnoses of renal vein sarcoma in the first case and clear cell renal carcinoma in the second case. Surgical treatment and adjuvant chemotherapy prolonged survival for two years for the first case and for two months, up until this moment, for the second case. The survival of clear cell renal carcinoma is currently at two months. (4) Conclusions: The resection of the inferior vena cava, without subsequent reconstruction in cases presenting diffused distal thrombosis, can represent an alternative to IVC reconstruction, which might lead to a major ulterior risk of thrombosis. In some cases, this can result in long-term survival.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, "Titu Maiorescu" University, 031593 Bucharest, Romania
- Sanador Hospital, 011031 Bucharest, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- 'St. Constantin' Hospital, 500299 Brasov, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Lucian Blaga" University, 550169 Sibiu, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Lucian Blaga" University, 550169 Sibiu, Romania
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