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Spontaneous regression of metastatic testicular cancer
Author(s) -
Birkhead Ben M.,
Scott Ralph M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197307)32:1<125::aid-cncr2820320117>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , testicular cancer , cancer , regression , oncology , statistics , mathematics
Clinical data on a patient who underwent spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from a testicular cancer are presented. He continues to be free of cancer 12 years later. A review of the literature disclosed nine similar cases, which are discussed in some detail.