Spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from breast angiosarcoma.
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Department of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX, UK.Issue Date
2008
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Spontaneous regression of cancer is a rare phenomenon. We present a rare case of pulmonary metastases in a 72-year-old woman with metastatic breast angiosarcoma. She was diagnosed with a breast angiosarcoma in 2005 and underwent a total mastectomy and postoperative radiotherapy. Unfortunately, a year later she was found to have multiple lung and scalp metastases but in a view of her poor general fitness, she was not a candidate for chemotherapy and was kept on regular followup. Despite the absence of any treatment, the followup chest X-ray showed a significant reduction in the number and size of lung nodules and her scalp lesions regressed completely. Seven months after the diagnosis of metastatic disease, the nodules in her scalp remain controlled.Citation
Spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from breast angiosarcoma. 2008, 2008:940656 SarcomaJournal
SarcomaDOI
10.1155/2008/940656PubMed ID
19081840Type
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enISSN
1357-714Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1155/2008/940656