Usefulness of Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Early Central Lung Cancer: A Report of Three Cases.

Lee, Jong Hoo; Jeon, Kyeongman; Koh, Won Jung; Suh, Gee Young; Chung, Man Pyo; Kim, Hojoong; Kwon, O Jung; Han, Joungho; Um, Sang Won

doi:2009.67.4.338

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 67(4); 2009 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009;67(4):338-344.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2009.67.4.338 Published online October 1, 2009.

Usefulness of Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Early Central Lung Cancer: A Report of Three Cases.

Jong Hoo Lee, Kyeongman Jeon, Won Jung Koh, Gee Young Suh, Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Joungho Han, Sang Won Um

¹Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sangwonum@skku.edu
²Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Photodynamic therapy, Early central lung cancer, Rigid bronchoscopy