title: Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: We report a 65-yr-old man with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis and biopsy-proven hepatocellular carcinoma who has undergone spontaneous regression. The tumor became impalpable, and was no longer detectable by ultrasonography and computed axial tomography, 5 and 30 months later. The alpha-fetoprotein level also decreased to normal range. The clinical course is silent, and the patient is alive and well 37 months after the initial diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liaw
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous