Spontaneous regression of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Rika Kawanishi; Hiroshi Ueoka; Masahiro Tabata; Takuo Shibayama; Tomofumi Yano; Akio Matsushita; Kenichi Chikamori; Hiroyuki Kohara; Mine Harada; Taisuke Ohnoshi

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Spontaneous regression of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Rika Kawanishi, Hiroshi Ueoka, Masahiro Tabata, Takuo Shibayama, Tomofumi Yano, Akio Matsushita, Kenichi Chikamori, Hiroyuki Kohara, Mine Harada, Taisuke Ohnoshi

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We describe the spontaneous regression of a malignant pleural mesothelioma with left pleural effusion, chest pain, and a high fever (38° to 39°C) in a 37-year-old man. The patient was referred to us because multiple nodules were seen on his chest radiograph after he was successfully treated with thoracocentesis and conventional antibiotic therapy for pleural effusion. Our diagnosis was malignant pleural mesothelioma, based on histologic findings in a biopsy specimen obtained during thoracoscopy. Interestingly, the tumors markedly regressed without treatment, and the patient was doing well more than 5 months after the cancer was diagnosed. The spontaneous regression of malignant pleural mesothelioma is rare, and this may represent the first case report.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-120
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488883
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Malignant mesothelioma
Spontaneous regression
Thoracoscopy

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Hematology
Oncology

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