[Spontaneous regression of a bronchial epidermoid cancer].
A spontaneous regression of epidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus is reported here for only the third time. This report concerns a 57 year old patient suffering from chronic airflow obstruction who had twice required artificial ventilation. Fibroptic bronchoscopy was performed on account of hilar asymetry and a small tumour on the carina of the middle lobe was discovered. The biopsy confirmed the existence of a moderately differentiated invasive epidermoid bronchial carcinoma. An examination performed four years later failed to reveal this tumour. Immunological studies showed only a notable rise in NK cells.
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
Régression spontanée d'un cancer bronchique épidermoïde.