Achievable complete remission of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Case report and review of the literature

Figure 2 Transverse computed tomography scan findings of patients before and during treatment. A: Pre-treatment transverse computed tomography (CT) scan showing the tumor mass in the basal segment of the left lower lobe. The greatest dimension of the tumor measured 5.7 cm; B: One month after treatment, transverse CT scan showed significant reduction in tumor size. The greatest dimension measured 3.5 cm; C: Seven months after treatment, CT scan showed further significant reduction in tumor size. Greatest dimension was reduced to 1.8 cm; D: CT scan 45 mo after treatment showed that tumor almost disappeared (only fiber scar tissue was found by puncture biopsy).