Spontaneous Regression Of Malignant Disease; Report Of Three Cases
American Geriatrics Society. Journal 15(3): March 1967; 251-253
View Original Source →Abstract
Three documented cases of spontaneous regression of malignant neoplastic disease are presented. In 2 of the cases, severe infection was associated with the regression of cancer. In the third case the removal of possible carcinogenic factors may have been related to the host resistance to cancer. The importance of reporting and studying cases of spontaneous regression of cancer in man is emphasized.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
A 43-year-old white male
Clinical Characteristics
Severe headache, partial right hemiplegia, mild, chronic, choked disk, large tumor, large cyst, convulsions, overdosages of narcotics and barbiturates, acute and chronic infection of the kidneys, abscesses of both kidneys
Remission Characteristics
No evidence of astrocytoma was found despite very careful sectioning of the brain
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Fever and/or infection may be related to spontaneous regression of malignant new growths
Clinical Treatment
At operation a tumor was found together with a large cyst; the cyst was drained and about 150 milliliters of fluid removed. A biopsy specimen was taken from the tumor
Additional Notes
No treatmentsurgical, radiologic, or chemotherapeuticwas administered at any time after the discovery of the inoperable astrocytoma