Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy

Prashanthi Divakar; Muhammad J. Khan; Marc Polacco; Darcy A. Kerr; Joseph A. Paydarfar

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3024

Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy

Prashanthi Divakar, Muhammad J. Khan, Marc Polacco, Darcy A. Kerr, Joseph A. Paydarfar

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Abstract

To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma within a lymph node. We speculate that prior dental infection, fever, and biopsy incited an antitumor immune reaction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1919-1923
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3024
State	Published - Oct 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

dental infection
fine needle aspiration
spontaneous regression
squamous cell carcinoma

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Medicine(all)

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