Spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastatic melanoma

Spontaneous regression of metastatic melanoma is a rare event with only 76 cases having been reported since 1866. The precise mechanism of regression remains unknown. We present a case of a man with spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastatic melanoma confirmed on histopathology accompanied by re...

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Autores principales: Ong, Sook Fen, Harden, Michael, Irandoust, Shabnam, Lee, Richard Wai Wing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26839692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.138
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Sumario:Spontaneous regression of metastatic melanoma is a rare event with only 76 cases having been reported since 1866. The precise mechanism of regression remains unknown. We present a case of a man with spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastatic melanoma confirmed on histopathology accompanied by reduction in fluorodeoxyglucose‐activity on serial positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan.

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