title: Spontaneous regression of brain metastasis secondary to renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Spontaneous regression of malignant tumors is a rare event. A case involving brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is presented. Nine years after the diagnosis of metastasis the patient is alive without evidence of recurrence. We have only found three previous RCC cases in the literature involving spontaneous regression of brain metastasis (4, 16, 17).
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, St. Josefs Hospital Landakoti Reykjavík, Iceland.
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authors.lastname: Guthbjartsson
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authors.lastname: Gíslason
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed