A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia after Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is an inflammatory lung disease involving the distal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, bronchiolar ducts, and alveolae. The etiology is usually unknown; however, there are several known causes and associated systemic diseases. Corticosteroid therapy is the best treatment option and the prognosis of COP is good, with recovery in up to 80% of patients. We described a patient with in-operable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing chemoembolization with doxorubicin in a drug-eluting bead (DEB). COP developed in the patient after chemoembolization but resolved spontaneously in several months.
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ah Ran
AR
Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kwang Ha
KH
Yoo
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kye Young
KY
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Jong
SJ
Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hee Joung
HJ
Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jun Hyun
JH
Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong A
YA
Rhyu
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia