Spontaneous regression of supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: A clinical case report

Abstract

Spontaneous regression of histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma is extremely rare. We present the case of a 66-year-old male with histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx which regressed spontaneously without any treatment. The patient is alive and healthy 3 years after the diagnosis. The exact mechanisms of spontaneous regression remain elusive although spontaneous regression is not the natural course of squamous cell carcinoma and the disease may recur in time and space.

Keywords

• Malignancy
• spontaneous regression
• squamous cell carcinoma