[Spontaneous regression of lung metastasis of renal cell carcinoma: a case report].
A chest X-ray tomography revealed a metastatic shadow in the left lung of a 56-year-old man with pathologically established right renal cell carcinoma. The shadow was found to be regressed to a fibrous lesion on the 18th day after radical nephrectomy. Because of non-A, non-B, hepatitis, the anticancer treatment with alpha-interferon and 1-(2-tetrahydrofuryl-5-fluorouracil) was started 40 days after the nephrectomy. At that time, only a fibrous lesion was noted at the site of lung metastatic shadow. At present, the patient remains free of disease for 21 months after nephrectomy.
Yoshino
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Department of Urology, Toride Kyodo Hospital.
Wakui
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011184:Postoperative Period