Spontaneous regression of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma after core needle biopsy

Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer, especially lung cancer, is a rare biological event with a mechanism that is not currently understood. Immunological mechanisms seem to be the stronger explanation in SR of a lung cancer. We report the rare case of SR of a lung adenocarcinoma stage IA, in a 75-y...

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Autores principales: Marques, Cristiana, Queiroga, Henrique, Marques, Margarida, Moura, Conceição
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2017
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Article / Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043206
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.025
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Queiroga, Henrique
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description Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer, especially lung cancer, is a rare biological event with a mechanism that is not currently understood. Immunological mechanisms seem to be the stronger explanation in SR of a lung cancer. We report the rare case of SR of a lung adenocarcinoma stage IA, in a 75-year-old man, which was incidentally diagnosed and histologically confirmed. Due to the patient’s comorbidities and his poor pulmonary function, stereotactic radiotherapy was scheduled. However, by the time the treatment was due to start, the tumor was no longer detectable.
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spelling pubmed-56344302017-10-17 Spontaneous regression of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma after core needle biopsy Marques, Cristiana Queiroga, Henrique Marques, Margarida Moura, Conceição Autops Case Rep Article / Clinical Case Report Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer, especially lung cancer, is a rare biological event with a mechanism that is not currently understood. Immunological mechanisms seem to be the stronger explanation in SR of a lung cancer. We report the rare case of SR of a lung adenocarcinoma stage IA, in a 75-year-old man, which was incidentally diagnosed and histologically confirmed. Due to the patient’s comorbidities and his poor pulmonary function, stereotactic radiotherapy was scheduled. However, by the time the treatment was due to start, the tumor was no longer detectable. São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2017-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5634430/ /pubmed/29043206 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.025 Text en Autopsy and Case Reports. ISSN 2236-1960. Copyright © 2017. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the article is properly cited.
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