Spontaneous Regression of Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumor

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2017 Jan;24(1):70-74. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000232.

Abstract

Spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer refers to partial or complete disappearance of a malignant tumor in the absence of treatment or in the presence of therapy, which is considered inadequate to exert a significant influence on the growth of neoplastic disease. SR is a very rare phenomenon in primary lung cancers. Follow-up of these patients is generally either by imaging or bronchoscopy. We present a patient with SR of an endobronchial carcinoid, followed by serial bronchoscopies and biopsy over a 24-month period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bronchoscopy / methods*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Remission, Spontaneous