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A case of spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases

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Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare phenomenon. We present herein the case of a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases in whom malignancy spontaneously regressed after takingPhellinus linteus Mycelium. A 79-year-old man consulted our hospital complaining of epigastric discomfort. Abdominal MRI and CT revealed a 3 cm diameter tumor in the liver, and chest CT showed numerous nodular lesions. The levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K deficiency or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) were very high. We diagnosed HCC with multiple lung metastases, and no therapy was performed. Independently he took exact fromPhellinus linteus Mycelium for one month, and 6 months later the tumors appeared to be in complete regression. The mechanism underlying this intriguing phenomenon remains unknown.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono, 570-8507, Moriguchi, Osaka, JAPAN

    Hiroyuki Kojima M.D., Noboru Tanigawa, Shuji Kariya, Atsushi Komemushi, Yuzo Shomura & Satoshi Sawada

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Nishinomiya Kyouritsu Neurosurgery Hospital, Japan

    Eitatsu Arai & Yoshiro Yokota

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Kojima, H., Tanigawa, N., Kariya, S. et al. A case of spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases. Radiation Medicine 24, 139–142 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02493281

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