Open AccessSpontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
Author(s) -
Divakar Prashanthi,
Khan Muhammad J.,
Polacco Marc,
Kerr Darcy A.,
Paydarfar Joseph A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3024
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , biopsy , lymph node , carcinoma , pathology , lymph node biopsy , radiology
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma within a lymph node. We speculate that prior dental infection, fever, and biopsy incited an antitumor immune reaction.