Background: Spontaneous remission (SR) is the complete
or incomplete disappearance of a disease or cancer
despite no or inadequate treatment. SR is a rare event,
and only 5 cases of SR of carcinoma of the uterine cervix
have been reported so far. Case Report: We report the
case of a young woman suffering from carcinoma of the
uterine cervix metastasized to the lung, pleura, bone,
skin and brain. The primary tumor was removed. After
diagnosis of the histologically proven metastases, further
palliative treatment was inadequate, except for
radiotherapy to the brain. In all other metastases, spontaneous
remission occurred. 8 years after the initial diagnosis
of metastasis, there is no evidence of active disease.
Conclusion: SR is a rare but evident phenomenon.
Individual features of malignant tumors should be taken
into account much more when determining the best
treatment for the patient.
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