[Multimodality therapy containing hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver metastasis of esophageal cancer-a case report].

A 60-year-old man who had had a subtotal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer was given the diagnosis of hepatic metastases ten months after his operation. Systemic chemotherapy was stopped after a short time because of adverse effects. He refused to continue any other systemic chemotherapy. He was going to receive hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy(HAI)with the prospect of having less systemic effects. Combination regimen of 5-FU with low-dose CDDP was administered for five days every three weeks. Hepatic metastases decreased markedly without adverse effects. The tumor was well controlled for two years until occlusion of hepatic artery. Radiation therapy and liver resection were performed subsequently. The patient lived more than 4 years after the diagnosis of hepatic metastases. HAI can be a treatment of choice for esophageal cancer when metastasis is limited to the liver.