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

Radiat Med. 2006 Feb;24(2):139-42. doi: 10.1007/BF02493281.

Abstract

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 taking Pheliinus 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 from Phellinus 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mitosporic Fungi
  • Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous
  • Phytotherapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor