Spontaneous regression of a metastatic liver tumor: report of a case.

Abstract:

:A 60-year-old man, who suffered from advanced rectal cancer accompanied with liver metastasis, underwent an abdominoperineal resection and a partial hepatectomy. He remained well until 4 months after surgery when he developed a biopsy-proven recurrent intrapelvic mass and multiple liver tumors. At 6 months after surgery, the metastatic liver tumors grew larger and almost completely occupied both lobes of the liver. However, 9 months after surgery, the liver tumors regressed remarkably and his clinical condition improved without any specific treatment for cancer. Although he died of cancerous peritonitis 18 months after surgery, the autopsy findings did not indicate any apparent regrowth of the liver tumors. To date, only one case report of a spontaneous regression of a metastatic liver tumor from colorectal cancer has been published in the English literature. We herein describe this rare case and discuss some of the reasons potentially responsible for the regression.

journal_name

Surg Today

journal_title

Surgery today

authors

Ikuta S,Miki C,Ookura E,Tonouchi H,Kusunoki M

doi

10.1007/s005950200165

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-01-01 00:00:00

pages

844-8

issue

9

eissn

0941-1291

issn

1436-2813

journal_volume

32

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