A Case Of Spontaneous Dislodging Of Polyp Cancer
Stomach and Intestine (I To Cho) 9(4): 1974; 527-531
View Original Source →Abstract
A case is reported of a sixty-year-old female who was alive, well, and apparently free of tumor five years after the diagnosis of reticulum cell sarcoma of gastric origin was made. She received no therapy other than gastroenterostomy. We believe this is the first report of spontaneous regression of a malignant lymphomatous tumor of the stomach. A review of some pertinent literature is presented
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
71-year-old male
Clinical Characteristics
Diagnosed as gastric polyp in september 1969, pedunculated polyp, coexistence of benign adenomatous polyp and adenocarcinoma, liver metastasis, fever, anemia, anorexia, palpable tumor in the liver and ascites
Remission Characteristics
Spontaneous disappearance of polyp cancer, no evidence of the lesion 4 months after diagnosis, negative biopsy results from the previous location of the lesion
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Gastrocamera and biopsy, follow-up observation
Additional Notes
Patient refused surgical treatment. Among 63 cases of benign gastric polyp experienced by the authors, there were 3 cases showing its disappearance. Several factors concerning this spontaneous healing process are discussed in the paper.