Spontaneous Regression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Patient with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Case Report.
10.4046/trd.2013.75.5.214
- Author:
Eu Dong HWANG
1
;
Young Jae KIM
;
Ah Young LEEM
;
Ah Young JI
;
Younjeong CHOI
;
Ji Ye JUNG
;
Se Kyu KIM
;
Joon CHANG
;
Ji Hye PARK
;
Seon Cheol PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung Neoplasms;
Fibrosis;
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung*;
Drug Therapy;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis*;
Lung Neoplasms;
Middle Aged;
Mortality;
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2013;75(5):214-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Treatment of lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is difficult because the mortality rate after surgery or chemotherapy is high for these patients. Spontaneous regression of cancer is rare, especially in lung cancer. A 62-year-old man, previously diagnosed with IPF, presented with stage IIIC (T2N3M0) non-small cell lung cancer. About 4 months later, spontaneous regression of the primary tumor was observed without treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of spontaneous regression of lung cancer in a patient with IPF.
