The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 24 Issue 4_2
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- Pages.1067-1074
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- 2003
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
A case study of advanced gastric cancer patient with metastasis to liver
간전이를 동반한 진행성 위암 환자 1례(例)에 대한 임상보고(臨床報告)
- Song Kee-Cheol (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- Choi Byung-Lyul (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- An Jung-Jo (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- Lim Seung-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- Kim Man-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- Lee Ji-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
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Yoo Hwa-Seung
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
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Cho Jung-Hyo
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
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Lee Yeon-Weol
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
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Son Chang-Gue
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
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Cho Chong-Kwan
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
- Kim Yeon-Jin (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hye-Hwa Hospital, Daejeon University)
- 송기철 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 최병렬 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 안정조 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 임승민 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 김만호 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 이지영 (대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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유화승
(대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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조정효
(대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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이연월
(대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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손창규
(대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
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조종관
(대전대학교 부속 한방병원 내과학교실) ;
- 김연진 (대전대학교 부설 혜화병원 진단방사선과)
- Published : 2003.12.01
Abstract
Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of traditional oriental therapies(TOT) on advanced gastric cancer(AGC) patient with metastasis to liver. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical record of a case of AGC patient in stage IV with metastasis to liver who had been treated with TOT for 5 months continuously in East-West Cancer Center of Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University from 5 March 2003 through 22 July 2003. Results : After treated with TOT for the 5 months, most of symptoms were disappeared or improved and tumor size was decreased on abdominal CT compared with the previous result. The hematological results and tumor markers were not increased. Conclusions : From the above results, it could be suggested that TOT have effects on improving symptoms and quality of life as a supportive or curative therapy for AGC patients.
Keywords
- Advanced gastric cancer(AGC);
- Traditional Oriental Therapies(TOT);
- angiogenesis;
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor(VEGF)