Fruquintinib beneficial in elderly patient with neoplastic pericardial effusion from rectal cancer: A case report

Figure 1 Photomicrographs (hematoxylin & eosin, × 200 magnification). A: Postoperative pathology showed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; B: Biopsy specimen showed that the metastatic tumor cells were similar to the adenocarcinoma cells in Figure 1A; C: Cytological examination revealed tumor-derived cells.

Figure 2 Treatment of rectal cancer metastatic lesions using different regimens. A-F: Computed tomography (CT) indicated changes in a right lung metastatic nodule; G-L: CT indicated changes in the mediastinal metastatic mass.

Figure 3 The figure shows the detailed changes of carcinoembryonic antigen in different regimens. CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen.

Figure 4 Echocardiography showed a large pericardial effusion.