A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia after Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2015 Oct;78(4):469-72. doi: 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.469. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Abstract

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is an inflammatory lung disease involving the distal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, bronchiolar ducts, and alveolae. The etiology is usually unknown; however, there are several known causes and associated systemic diseases. Corticosteroid therapy is the best treatment option and the prognosis of COP is good, with recovery in up to 80% of patients. We described a patient with in-operable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing chemoembolization with doxorubicin in a drug-eluting bead (DEB). COP developed in the patient after chemoembolization but resolved spontaneously in several months.

Keywords: Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia.