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  • Title: Spontaneous regression of metastases from malignant melanoma: a case report.
    Author: Kalialis LV, Drzewiecki KT, Mohammadi M, Mehlsen AB, Klyver H.
    Journal: Melanoma Res; 2008 Aug; 18(4):279-83. PubMed ID: 18626313.
    Abstract:
    A case of a 61-year-old male with widespread metastatic melanoma is presented 5 years after complete spontaneous cure. Spontaneous regression occurred in cutaneous, pulmonary, hepatic and cerebral metastases. A review of the literature reveals seven cases of regression of cerebral metastases; this report is the first to document complete spontaneous regression of cerebral metastases from malignant melanoma by means of computed tomography scans. Spontaneous regression is defined as the partial or complete disappearance of a malignant tumour in the absence of all treatment or in the presence of therapy, which is considered inadequate to exert a significant influence on neoplastic disease. The incidence of spontaneous regression of metastases from malignant melanoma is approximately one per 400 patients, and possible mechanisms include immunologic, endocrine, inflammatory and tumour nutritional factors. Our patient engaged in alternative therapies and was taking a number of different dietary supplements, none of which can be medically recommended, but the combination of which possibly strengthened the immune system and thereby the host defense against the melanoma metastases.
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