A Case of Abscopal Effect on Pulmonary Metastasis after Palliative Radiotherapy on Bone Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Author:
Do Seon SONG
1
;
U Im CHANG
;
Ho Jung AN
;
Sung Hwan KIM
;
Jin Mo YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Abscopal effect; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Metastasis
- MeSH: Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*; Humans; Immune System; Lung; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis*; Radiotherapy*
- From:Journal of Liver Cancer 2017;17(2):168-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: The abscopal effect is a rare phenomenon that characterized by tumor regression of untreated metastatic lesions after a local radiotherapy. The mechanisms of abscopal effect are speculated to be associated with cytokine release and host immune system. In this case, we report a case of abscopal effect in a 64-year-old male with hepatocellular carcinoma with lung and bone metastasis, who had complete response in the lung after receiving radiation to the metastatic bone lesions.
