Successful Treatment with Pemetrexed in a Patient with Mucinous Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma: Long-Term Response Duration with Mild Toxicity Chiyuki Okuda, MD, Young Hak Kim, MD, Kengo Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Yosuke Togashi, MD, Katsuhiro Masago, MD, PhD, Yuichi Sakamori, MD, Tadashi Mio, MD, PhD, Michiaki Mishima, MD, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 641-642 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182037c80 Copyright © 2011 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed diffuse bilateral pulmonary nodules combined with consolidation shadow before pemetrexed treatment (A). CT after 12 cycles (B) and 18 cycles (C) showed continuous improvement of the shadow. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2011 6, 641-642DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182037c80) Copyright © 2011 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Biopsy specimen. There are a few fragments of columnar tumor cells containing mucin in the cytoplasm (hematoxylin and eosin stained). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2011 6, 641-642DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182037c80) Copyright © 2011 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions