Spontaneous Regression Of Epidermoid Carcinoma Of The Bronchus
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires 1(2): 1984; 113-117
View Original Source →Abstract
This is the first case report of a patient with oat cell carcinoma of the lung with scalene node metastasis who, without treatment, is alive 19 years after the original diagnosis was made by biopsy. Seven years before the publication of this report, and at the age of 66 years, he underwent coronary bypass surgery and there was no gross evidence of malignancy present.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
57-year-old patient suffering from chronic air flow obstruction, heavy tobacco and liquor usage, professional injuries (thoracic in 1966 with fracture of ribs, and a severe wound to the flexor tendons of the left hand in 1970)
Clinical Characteristics
Chronic respiratory insufficiency due to obstructive bronchitis, acute hyperventilation accompanied by purulent expectoration, nonspecific inflammatory syndrome, abnormalities of the liver variables
Remission Characteristics
An examination performed four years later failed to reveal this tumour
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Immunological studies showed only a notable rise in NK cells
Non-Clinical Treatment
The patient refused all specific therapeutic treatment
Additional Notes
The patient was a butcher by profession, had twice required artificial ventilation, had two visits to the emergency medical clinic for artificial resuscitation from delirium due to over-intoxication in 1970 and 1973