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ArticleThoracic cancer2024

Spontaneous regression of recurrent pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with alteration of PD-L1 expression after surgical resection: A case report.

Green Hong, Chaeuk Chung, Dongil Park, Song-I Lee, Jeong Eun Lee, Da Hyun Kang

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spontaneous Regression in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Green HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0009-0006-9841-2514
Chaeuk ChungDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3978-0484
Dongil ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7329-1724
Song-I LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Jeong Eun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6173-2748
Da Hyun KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3495-0931
Chungnam National University · KR

Funding

Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea HR22C1734Ministry of Science and Technology NRF-2022R1C1C1007301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of non-small cell lung cancer with a poor prognosis. Spontaneous regression, that is, partial or complete disappearance of a malignancy without medical intervention, is extremely rare in LCNEC. Herein, we present a case of spontaneous complete regression in a 71-year-old male patient with recurrent LCNEC after surgical resection. The patient was diagnosed with stage IB LCNEC and underwent surgical resection. At 1-year follow-up, chest computed tomography revealed a recurrent lesion next to the stump site and enlargement of lymph nodes 4R and 7; recurrent LCNEC was confirmed. The patient declined chemoradiation therapy. One year after recurrence, the patient experienced severe multifocal necrotizing pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics, resulting in a gradual decrease in the size of the recurrent lesion. Five years after the initial diagnosis, positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed no hypermetabolic lesions, indicating the spontaneous complete regression of LCNEC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsAgedB7-H1 AntigenHumansMaleRemission, SpontaneousB7-H1 Antigenlung cancerpulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomaspontaneous regression

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PMID38057657
PMCPMC10803218
OpenAlexW4389429369

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