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KMID : 0363320080290020529
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2008 Volume.29 No. 2 p.529 ~ p.534
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Adrenal Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma Regressed with Allergen-removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes;A Case Report
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Jeong Ui-Min
Jeong Jong-Soo
Park Jae-Woo
Jung Hyun-Sik
Yoon Seong-Woo
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Abstract
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Renal cell carcinoma(RCC) is one of the major malignant renal cell tumors. Although RCC can metastasize to almost every organ, the most common metastatic sites are the lung parenchyma, the bones, the liver, and the brain. Adrenal metastasis from RCC is extremely rare. Adrenal metastasis from RCC shows poor prognosis, with little benefit from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy or immunotherapy. In this report, we describe a case of an RCC patient who showed lung and adrenal metastasis. The patient underwent left nephrectomy and chemotherapy(sunitinib), which were not effective. He refused further conventional medical treatment, and instead started treatment with Traditional Korean Medicine using allergen-removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes. After about 3 months of this treatment, the size of the adrenal tumor had decreased significantly with good performance status. Further study will be needed to demonstrate the tumor regression effect of allergen-removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes on patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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KEYWORD
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Rhus verniciflua, Metastatic Renal cell carcinoma, Adrenal gland tumor
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