Open AccessSpontaneous regression of pulmonary metastatic melanoma
Author(s) -
Ong Sook Fen,
Harden Michael,
Irandoust Shabnam,
Lee Richard Wai Wing
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.138
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , melanoma , positron emission tomography , metastatic melanoma , computed tomography , regression , radiology , nuclear medicine , pathology , cancer research , statistics , mathematics
Spontaneous regression of metastatic melanoma is a rare event with only 76 cases having been reported since 1866. The precise mechanism of regression remains unknown. We present a case of a man with spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastatic melanoma confirmed on histopathology accompanied by reduction in fluorodeoxyglucose‐activity on serial positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan.