Spontaneous Regression Of Pulmonary Images Considered As Renal-carcinoma Metastases; A Report Of Two Cases
Annales DUrologie 20(4): 1986; 271-274
View Original Source →Abstract
A unique case is reported in which multiple well and moderately well differentiated stage I papillary transitional cell carcinomas of the bladder underwent total spontaneous regression. Various histological features of the case suggest an immunological basis for the regression.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
58 years old, asthenia and tachycardia
Clinical Characteristics
Extensive spread of tumor on the superior pole of the right kidney, two metastases on the right and on the left lung
Remission Characteristics
Images in the right lung disappeared, but the metastases in the left lung remained without change
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Nephrectomy
Additional Notes
16 months after the operation, the patient is doing very well: the metastases in the field of the left lung are still present without change, but no new metastases have appeared.