Metastatic colon cancer treated using traditional Chinese medicine combined with chemotherapy: A case report

Figure 1 Initial X-ray and endoscopy findings. A: X-ray; B: Endoscopy. The patient’s tumor was located in the hepatic flexure of the right colon.

Figure 2 Histopathology of the patient’s tumor. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of a biopsy of the patient’s tumor suggested moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.

Figure 3 Computed tomography findings at postoperative day 37. A: Anastomosis recurrence; B: Pelvic metastasis.

Figure 4 Computed tomography before and after traditional Chinese medicine. The patient presented to our hospital after receiving eight cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and capecitabine. A: Initial computed tomography results revealing pelvic metastasis near the anastomotic stoma of the transverse colon, with a size of approximately 1.4 cm × 0.9 cm; B and C: Traditional Chinese medicine led to a gradual reduction in the tumor size according to the re-examinations performed 2 mo (B) and 4 mo (C) after presentation.

Figure 5 Follow-up colonoscopy finding. Colonoscopy was performed 7 mo after traditional Chinese medicine was given. The anastomotic stoma of the transverse colon has become smooth.