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Abstract Title:

Spontaneous regression of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma after core needle biopsy.

Abstract Source:

Autops Case Rep. 2017 Jul-Sep;7(3):20-25. Epub 2017 Sep 30. PMID: 29043206

Abstract Author(s):

Cristiana Marques, Henrique Queiroga, Margarida Marques, Conceição Moura

Article Affiliation:

Cristiana Marques

Abstract:

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.

Study Type : Human: Case Report
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