[A case of bronchogenic carcinoma which obtained long-term relapse free survival by argon plasma coagulation].
A 69-year-old man was admitted complaining of bloody sputum. A chest X-ray and CT revealed no abnormal findings, but bronchoscopy revealed a squamous cell carcinoma nodular lesion in the bifurcation between the left B(1+2)a and B(1+2)b. After two courses of chemotherapy (CBDCA + PAC), the nodular lesion disappeared. Another nodular squamous cell carcinoma grew in the orifice of the left B(1+2) nine months later, but this time chemotherapy was ineffective. The nodular tumor was cauterized twice with argon plasma coagulation, and no recurrence appeared for twenty-six months.
Kono
Tomoya
T
Department of Respiratory Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital.
Lee
Sinnam
S
Nohara
Jun
J
Sakaguchi
Yasuto
Y
Noguchi
Tetsuo
T
Terada
Yasuji
Y
D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male