Spontaneous Regression of a Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report
| Autor: | Carlos Alberto Dussan, Manuel Fernandez, Norbert Szunyogh, Jozef Visnovsky, Pavol Zubor, Alejandro Yabar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Carcinoma Ductal Breast Remission Spontaneous Obstetrics and Gynecology Cancer Breast Neoplasms Spontaneous remission medicine.disease Regression Surgery Breast cancer Reproductive Medicine Carcinoma Humans Medicine Female Breast disease business Breast carcinoma Quadrantectomy Aged |
| Zdroj: | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 65:206-211 |
| ISSN: | 1423-002X 0378-7346 |
| Popis: | Spontaneous regression of malignant tumors is a rare event. It is defined as partial or total disappearance of a proven malignant tumor without adequate medical treatment. The causes of this phenomenon are various. Nevertheless, malignant tumors do regress occasionally for no apparent reason, as evidenced by many clinical observations. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman, who was presented with a several-month history of a painless firm lump, initially of 1 cm in diameter and growing to a large solid regular tumor of 2.5 × 2.5 cm in size, in the upper outer quadrant of her right breast. Preoperative histopathological diagnosis revealed ductal invasive carcinoma. Later on, while awaiting surgical treatment, she suffered an arm injury requiring a 1-month delay of surgery. After recovery, on the date of surgery the tumor disappeared, and, in addition, it was not found in tissue specimens obtained from quadrantectomy. After 78 months of follow-up there was no evidence of relapse. In this report, we discuss clinical and histopathological findings, patient management and possible mechanisms of cancer regression. |
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