Spontaneous regression of bronchogenic carcinoma.
Two cases of spontaneous regression of bronchogenic carcinoma were discovered in the literature, and the pertinent findings are described. Six equivocal cases of spontaneous regression are also presented. The reasons for the scarcity of spontaneous regression of bronchogenic carcinoma are discussed; no apparent reasons for spontaneous regression in these two cases could be determined.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous