Divakar P, Khan MJ, Polacco M, Kerr DA, Paydarfar JA. Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy.
Clin Case Rep 2020;
8:1919-1923. [PMID:
33088519 PMCID:
PMC7562853 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.3024]
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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.
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