Usefulness of Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Early Central Lung Cancer: A Report of Three Cases.
10.4046/trd.2009.67.4.338
- Author:
Jong Hoo LEE
1
;
Kyeongman JEON
;
Won Jung KOH
;
Gee Young SUH
;
Man Pyo CHUNG
;
Hojoong KIM
;
O Jung KWON
;
Joungho HAN
;
Sang Won UM
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sangwonum@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Photodynamic therapy;
Early central lung cancer;
Rigid bronchoscopy
- MeSH:
Bronchoscopy;
Humans;
Light;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Photochemotherapy
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009;67(4):338-344
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In photodynamic therapy, a chemical photosensitizer is activated by light of a specific wavelength., Photodynamic therapy has been combined with bronchoscopy in patients who are ineligible for surgical resection in order to treat patients with early central lung cancer. Here, we describe 3 patients with early central lung cancer who were treated effectively using photodynamic therapy. Our experience shows that this approach is a useful modality in the therapy of these types of tumors.
