Case Report
Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Review of Reports in the Published English Literature
Table 1
Putative mechanisms of spontaneous regression of HCC reported in the literature.
| Putative mechanisms of SR | References |
| Inflammatory or immune mechanism: spontaneous, concomitant infection or inflammatory condition, abscopal effect, blood transfusion | [5] | Vascular compromise: rapid growth, vascular compression, drug effect, severe dehydration | [6] | Metabolic: weight loss, improved diabetic control | [7] | Miscellaneous or unknown drug effects: antidepressants, androgens/estrogens | [4] | Complementary and alternative medicine | [8] | Idiopathic | [9] |
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