Spontaneous Disappearance of Carcinoma

Spontaneous disappearance of a hepatic cyst.

The spontaneous disappearance of a hepatic cyst is described. A 62-year-old woman presented with symptoms of general fatigue in August 1992. Her past medical history was significant for chronic hepatitis, which was diagnosed in 1990 but not treated. Initial laboratory tests revealed mild liver dysfunction with a positive serologic test for hepatitis C. In August 1992, ultrasonography and comput...

Is Spontaneous Disappearance of Nevus Depigmentosus Possible?

Vol. 24, No. 1, 2012 109 Received December 2, 2010, Revised May 16, 2011, Accepted for publication May 23, 2011 Corresponding author: Hee Young Kang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 Woncheondong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed unde...

Spontaneous disappearance of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.

A 63-year-old male presented with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation in the dominant motor area which subsequently disappeared spontaneously. He had suffered from epileptic attacks in his right extremities for 2 years before he first presented aged 53 years. He was treated with anticonvulsants and was followed up. Bleeding from the cerebral arteriovenous malformation occurred when he was 61 ...

Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Its Imaging Course Leading to Complete Disappearance

Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare phenomenon. We followed a detailed clinical course of a spontaneous and complete disappearance of HCC during a short interval. A 73-year-old man with hepatitis B virus infection presented with a 15-mm mass in the right anterior superior segment of the liver. The mass was diagnosed as HCC by imaging findings. We found an elevated...

Spontaneous disappearance of a giant colonic lipoma after endoscopic biopsy.