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Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma
R N Chien1, T J Chen, Y F Liaw
1Liver Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
We report a 65-yr-old man with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis and biopsy-proven hepatocellular carcinoma who has undergone spontaneous regression. The tumor became impalpable, and was no longer detectable by ultrasonography and computed axial tomography, 5 and 30 months later. The alpha-fetoprotein level also decreased to normal range. The clinical course is silent, and the patient is alive and well 37 months after the initial diagnosis.