Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Therapy for Refractory Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Spherical Embolic Material--A Single Case Report

• Published in: Gan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 42; no. 12; p. 1827
• Main Authors: Kennoki, Norifumi, Hori, Shinichi, Yuki, Takeo, Sueyoshi, Satoshi, Hori, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - therapy; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Microspheres; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome

Here, we report the use of trans-arterial chemoembolization for primary lung cancer. The patient was a 56-year-old woman with refractory Stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer who had been treated with repeated systemic chemotherapy. The primary lesion in the right lower lobe was 75 mm in size, with mul...