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ArticleThoracic cancer2021

Complete spontaneous remission of small cell lung cancer in the absence of specific treatment: A case report.

Sung Heon Song, Chang Won Ha, Changhwan Kim, Gil Myeong Seong

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sung Heon SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Chang Won HaDepartment of Pathology, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Changhwan KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Gil Myeong SeongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0765-8273

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a unique tumor that has a distinct clinical behavior and dismal prognosis. If untreated, it can become aggressively malignant, and life expectancy could be limited to weeks. Spontaneous regression of lung cancer has rarely been reported, and among them SCLC is even rarer. The underlying mechanisms of spontaneous regression are poorly understood. Here, we report a case of complete spontaneous SCLC remission in an elderly patient.

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Aged, 80 and overFatal OutcomeHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleRemission, SpontaneousSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaStomach NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedBeta vulgarisremissionsmall cell lung carcinomaspontaneous

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PMID34415108
PMCPMC8487809

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