Spontaneous regression of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma after core needle biopsy

• Main Authors: Cristiana Marques (Author), Henrique Queiroga (Author), Margarida Marques (Author), Conceição Moura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer, especially lung cancer, is a rare biological event with a mechanism that is not currently understood. Immunological mechanisms seem to be the stronger explanation in SR of a lung cancer. We report the rare case of SR of a lung adenocarcinoma stage IA, in a 75-y...