Spontaneously regressing cancers are extremely rare, but been known to occur in almost all types of malignant tumors.
Spontaneous regression of pancreatic cancer is especially rare as compared to other types of malignancies.
Importance correlating factors with spontaneous of cancer include infection, febrile episodes, and hormonal influences.
This case report documents spontaneous resolution of pancreatic cancer after a myocardial infarction.
Spontaneous regression of cancer is defined as the partial or complete disappearance of malignant disease without treatment, or in the presence of therapy that is deemed inadequate to exert an influence on malignant disease, as composed by Tilden Everson and Warren Cole in the 1960s. It has been a topic of major interest in the field of medical and surgical oncology. It is poorly understood and scantily documented. Factors associated and postulated pathogeneses are at best, hypothetical.
We report a case of spontaneous resolution of a head of pancreas carcinoma in a 77-year-old gentleman after a myocardial infarction event delayed planned surgery.