Spontaneous Regression of Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumor

Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer refers to partial or complete disappearance of a malignant tumor in the absence of treatment or in the presence of therapy, which is considered inadequate to exert a significant influence on the growth of neoplastic disease. SR is a very rare phenomenon in prima...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Venkatram, Sindhaghatta, Sinha, Nupur, Hashmi, Hafiz, Niazi, Masooma, Diaz-Fuentes, Gilda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27367850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/LBR.0000000000000232
Descripción
Sumario:Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer refers to partial or complete disappearance of a malignant tumor in the absence of treatment or in the presence of therapy, which is considered inadequate to exert a significant influence on the growth of neoplastic disease. SR is a very rare phenomenon in primary lung cancers. Follow-up of these patients is generally either by imaging or bronchoscopy. We present a patient with SR of an endobronchial carcinoid, followed by serial bronchoscopies and biopsy over a 24-month period.

Ejemplares similares