Spontaneous regression of recurrent undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium

Tadashi Ishii; Shin Takayama; Michiaki Abe; Hitoshi Kuroda; Junichi Tanaka; Takehiro Numata; Akiko Kikuchi; Minoru Ohsawa; Souichiro Kaneko; Natsumi Saito; Ryutaro Arita; Yuko Itakura

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.0376-17

Spontaneous regression of recurrent undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium

Tadashi Ishii, Shin Takayama, Michiaki Abe, Hitoshi Kuroda, Junichi Tanaka, Takehiro Numata, Akiko Kikuchi, Minoru Ohsawa, Souichiro Kaneko, Natsumi Saito, Ryutaro Arita, Yuko Itakura

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We herein report a very rare case of spontaneous regression of recurrent undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium. An 80-year-old woman had undergone total hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy for undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium. The cancer recurred locally 10 months after surgery and then metastasized to the lung and liver. After she and her family elected to receive supportive care without active treatment, the local recurrences dramatically decreased, and the metastases of the lung, liver, and peritoneum also disappeared. This case showed that spontaneous regression can occur even with malignant tumors showing an extremely poor prognosis, such as undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1649-1653
Number of pages	5
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	58
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0376-17
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Endometrial carcinoma
Spontaneous regression
Undifferentiated carcinoma

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Spontaneous regression of recurrent undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium

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