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A Case of Partial Spontaneous Regression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

부분 자연 관해를 보인 비소세포폐암 1예

  • Hong, Sung Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sang Myeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Tae Rim (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 홍성호 (한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박상면 (한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신태림 (한림대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2008.09.04
  • Accepted : 2009.02.09
  • Published : 2009.02.28
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Abstract

Spontaneous regression is extremely rare in lung cancer and this in spite of its global high incidence. So far, less than 30 such cases have been reported in the literature. We report here on the case of a 68-year-old man who had the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma and in absence of any medical therapy, he had a partial spontaneous regression of tumor.

종양의 자연 관해는 매우 드물게 일어나는 현상으로 그 기전이 정확히 알려져 있지 않으며 숙주의 면역 및 환경의 변화, 감염이나 외상과의 연관성, 종교나 치유에 대한 강력한 믿음과 같은 정신적인 원인들이 제시되고 있다. 자연 관해는 어떠한 종류의 종양에서도 일어날 수 있는 것으로 되어 있으나 폐암에서의 자연 관해는 다른 고형 종양에 비해 매우 드물다. 이에 저자들은 비소세포폐암으로 진단된 68세 남자환자에서 진단 22개월 후 부분 자연 관해를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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