title: Complete spontaneous remission of non-small-cell lung cancer: a case report.
abstract: Spontaneous remission (SR) of cancer is a rare event, particularly in lung cancer. We report the case of a 68-year-old man, who came to our attention with a diagnosis of poorly differentiated pulmonary adenocarcinoma and, in absence of any active therapy, underwent a durable complete SR. Our case supports the rare occurrence of SR in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology A, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cafferata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiaramondia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardizzoni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed