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KMID : 1191520070120010091
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology
2007 Volume.12 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.97
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A case of Tonsillar cancer Patient Treated with Allergen Removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes(ARV)
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Choi Jin-Yong
Park Jae-Woo
Kim Kyung-Suk
Choi Won-Cheol
Yoon Sung-Woo
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Abstract
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Tonsil is rich in lymphatics, blood vessels, muscle, nearby nerve fibers and epithelium. All of these are potential sources of malignancy. Malignancy of the tonsils is an uncommon entity that accounts for little more than 0.5% of new malignancies in the United States every year. Approximately, more than 70% of malignancies in this region are squamous cell carcinoma. In this report, I introduce a case of 47 year male patient who has right tonsillar cancer that is squamous cell carcinoma(T4N3M0). After three times chemotherapy, the patient refused to get conventional western medical treatment including chemotherapy and surgical operation. After 8 month of traditional oriental medical treatment using allegen removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes(ARV), the size of cancer mass decreased and mass showed necrosis at inner portion. The patient improved pain in the neck. More case will be needed in order to determine the effect of ARV on tonsillar cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Tonsil Cancer, Lymph node, Rhus Verniciflua Stokes, Oriental medicine
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