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Regression of pulmonary metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the soft palate
Author(s) -
Niknia S. M.,
McAnaw Mary P.,
Cowan George A. B.
Publication year - 1981
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(19810615)47:12<2920::aid-cncr2820471230>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - medicine , soft palate , lesion , basal cell , lung , radiation therapy , pathology , soft tissue , regression , carcinoma , hard palate , radiology , oncology , surgery , psychology , psychoanalysis
A case of regression of pulmonary metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the soft palate is presented. The lung nodules disappeared following a course of radiation therapy to the primary lesion. This appears to be the first reported case of such regression subsequent to irradiation of the primary lesion.