A Case of Submandibular Cancer with Metastasis Treated with Outpatient Chemotherapy Using a Portable Infusion Pump

When selecting a chemotherapy regimen for recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, we believe that it is important to aim to extend the survival while also maintaining and improving the quality of life as much as possible. In recent years, outpatient cancer chemotherapy has been increasing in Japan. Since 2007, we have been providing outpatient chemotherapy for patients with digestive cancers, such as colorectal cancer, at our hospital by administering 5-fluorouracil intravenously using a portable infusion pump (PIP).