[Spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from hypernephroma: report of a case and review of literature (author's transl)].
Until now there are reported some 60 cases of spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from hypernephroma. An own case is shown up: There was taken nephrectomy and following local radiation of hypernephroma in a 59 years old male patient in spite of pulmonary metastases. 8 months after operation these metastases had disappeared. There was no indication for any metastases in radiologic and scintigrafic examination even 4 years following up neither in lungs nor in other organ. The causality of hormones and autoantibodies - perphaps additionally stimulated by wound infection-in the phenomenon of spontaneous regression of pulmonary hypernephroma-metastases is discussed. According to the literature and to experience in an own case nephrectomy and following local radiation - possibly additional progesterone-therapy for one year - is recommended in hypernephroma even in case of pulmonary metastases.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013997:Time Factors
Spontanregression von Lungenmetastasen beim Hypernephrom. Fallbeschreibung und Literaturübersicht.