Spontaneous remission of metastases of cancer of the uterine cervix.

Autor:	Gaussmann AB; Abteilung Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, HELIOS Klinik Huenfeld, Germany. Agaussmann@huenfeld.helios-kliniken.de, Imhoff D, Lambrecht E, Menzel C, Mose S
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Onkologie [Onkologie] 2006 Apr; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 159-61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Mar 29.
DOI:	10.1159/000091645
Abstrakt:	Background: Spontaneous remission (SR) is the complete or incomplete disappearance of a disease or cancer despite no or inadequate treatment. SR is a rare event, and only 5 cases of SR of carcinoma of the uterine cervix have been reported so far. Case Report: We report the case of a young woman suffering from carcinoma of the uterine cervix metastasized to the lung, pleura, bone, skin and brain. The primary tumor was removed. After diagnosis of the histologically proven metastases, further palliative treatment was inadequate, except for radiotherapy to the brain. In all other metastases, spontaneous remission occurred. 8 years after the initial diagnosis of metastasis, there is no evidence of active disease. Conclusion: SR is a rare but evident phenomenon. Individual features of malignant tumors should be taken into account much more when determining the best treatment for the patient.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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