We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Spontaneous regression of a large hepatocellular carcinoma with skull metastasis.
- Authors
Soon Woo Nam; Joon-Yeol Han; Jin Il Kim; soo Heon Park; Se Hyun Cho; Nam Ik Han; Jin Mo Yang; Jae Kwang Kim; Sang Wook Choi; Young Suk Lee; Kyu Won Chung; Hee Sik Sun
- Abstract
Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare phenomenon. This case of a 65-year-old Korean man with HCC and metastatic frontal bone mass that regressed after radiotherapy for frontal bone mass without any other therapeutic modalities is described. The clinical diagnosis of HCC was made because of the presence of a liver mass on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan, high serumα-fetoprotein value and tissue diagnosis on frontal bone biopsy. The patient refused any other recommended treatments, but accepted the radiation therapy due to a painful frontal bone mass, and ingested mushroom calledPhellinus linteusfor one and a half years. Ten months after radiation therapy, he experienced a reduction in size of the frontal bone mass and improvement of lesions in the liver, sternum and ribs. The patient is alive and in good condition without any symptoms or tumor aggravation in August 2002. It was concluded that a rare case of spontaneous regression of HCC had occurred.
- Subjects
SPONTANEOUS cancer regression; LIVER cancer; RADIOTHERAPY; METASTASIS; TOMOGRAPHY; CANCER patients
- Publication
Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 3, p488
- ISSN
0815-9319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03243.x