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Spontaneous Regression of Pulmonary Metastases from Breast Angiosarcoma

Spontaneous regression of cancer is a rare phenomenon. We present a rare case of pulmonary metastases in a 72-year-old woman with metastatic breast angiosarcoma. She was diagnosed with a breast angiosarcoma in 2005 and underwent a total mastectomy and postoperative radiotherapy. Unfortunately, a yea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, S. W., Wylie, J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2593410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19081840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/940656
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Sumario:Spontaneous regression of cancer is a rare phenomenon. We present a rare case of pulmonary metastases in a 72-year-old woman with metastatic breast angiosarcoma. She was diagnosed with a breast angiosarcoma in 2005 and underwent a total mastectomy and postoperative radiotherapy. Unfortunately, a year later she was found to have multiple lung and scalp metastases but in a view of her poor general fitness, she was not a candidate for chemotherapy and was kept on regular followup. Despite the absence of any treatment, the followup chest X-ray showed a significant reduction in the number and size of lung nodules and her scalp lesions regressed completely. Seven months after the diagnosis of metastatic disease, the nodules in her scalp remain controlled.