1995 Volume 9 Issue 7 Pages 897-901
A 43-year-old male presented with bloody sputum. Bronchofiberscopic findings revealed a nodular tumor in the left upper division bronchus, which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma by transbronchial biopsy. The tumor had superficial invasion to the left main bronchus and the basal bronchus. Pneumonectomy by conventional standards had been planned ; but considering his quality of life, preoperative PDT was performed. Four weeks after PDT left upper lobectomy was done. The patient had a good postoperative course and is alive 10 months after surgery without any evidence of recurrence or residual disease.
This suggests that PDT as preoperative adjuvant therapy may contribute to the management of advanced lung cancer by reducing the amount of resection.
