Korean J Intern Med.  2006 Sep;21(3):178-182. 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.3.178.

Photodynamic Therapy in Early Lung Cancer: A Report of Two Cases

• Jang TW
• Kim HK
• Oak CH
• Jung MH

• KMID: 759844
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2006.21.3.178

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) that is based on the science of photochemistry has been recognized as a lung sparing local therapeutic modality that can achieve remarkable responses. It is an alternative treatment for early stage lung cancer patients who have poor lung function or multiple sites of cancer. Recently we treated a 70-year-old man who presented with squamous carcinoma in situ at a previous pneumonectomy site, and a 64-year-old man with a newly developed secondary superficial lung cancer, with PDT. There were no complications related to the procedure. Both patients had poor lung function due to prior lung cancer surgery. Clinical and histological complete remissions were achieved without any evidence of recurrence during 30 months of follow-up in both patients.

Keyword

Photodynamic therapy; Lung cancer

MeSH Terms

*Treatment Outcome
Time Factors
*Photochemotherapy
Middle Aged
Male
Lung Neoplasms/*therapy
Humans
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*therapy
Aged