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Spontaneous regression of a carcinoid tumor that required resection owing to its reappearance and subsequent enlargement after 2 years: a case report

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We present a rare case of spontaneous regression in a typical lung carcinoid. A 20-year-old woman with an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph was admitted to our hospital. Computed tomography revealed a smooth nodule in the left S1 + 2 segment. At the 6-month follow-up, the nodule had regressed without treatment. At the 2-year follow-up, the tumor reappeared in the same place as before. We performed left upper lobectomy via 4-port thoracoscopic surgery. A pathological examination revealed a typical carcinoid. Lung carcinoids can spontaneously regress; long-term follow-up is important for timely detection of tumor reappearance.

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CT:

Computed tomography

SR:

Spontaneous regression

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  1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Yamanashi University, 1110 Shimokato Tyuo-shi, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Uchida, Hirochika Matsubara, Aya Sugimura, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Tomofumi Ichihara & Hiroyuki Nakajima

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HM: drafted and revised the manuscript. AS: revised the manuscript. HM: revised the manuscript. TI: revised the manuscript. HN: revised the manuscript.

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Uchida, T., Matsubara, H., Sugimura, A. et al. Spontaneous regression of a carcinoid tumor that required resection owing to its reappearance and subsequent enlargement after 2 years: a case report. Int Canc Conf J 8, 58–60 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-018-00353-3

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