Concomitant parenteral nutrition and systemic cytotoxic therapy in a metastatic colorectal cancer patient

Abstract

Pathologic nutrients metabolism presents a severe problem in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, especially those with canceromatosis. A hypermetabolism-catabolism syndrome frequently develops in in patients with progressing canceromatosis. This leads to cachexia anorexia syndrome, which significantly impedes available treatment options. Artificial nutrition allows to improve available treatment in such patients. We present a successful case of concomitant parenteral nutrition and systemic cytotoxic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patient with peritoneal canceromatosis.

Keywords

• colorectal cancer
• peritoneum methastasis
• hypermethabolism-cathabolism syndrome
• cachexia-anorexia syndrome
• artificial nutrition
• nutritive therapy