Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy

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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Main Authors:	Prashanthi Divakar, Muhammad J. Khan, Marc Polacco, Darcy A. Kerr, Joseph A. Paydarfar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:	Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:	dental infection fine needle aspiration spontaneous regression squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3024

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spelling	doaj-b1867c40f7b0476ea5710bd65f434d6a2020-11-25T03:38:17ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042020-10-018101919192310.1002/ccr3.3024Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsyPrashanthi Divakar0Muhammad J. Khan1Marc Polacco2Darcy A. Kerr3Joseph A. Paydarfar4Section of Otolaryngology Department of Surgery Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon NH USAGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover NH USASection of Otolaryngology Department of Surgery Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon NH USAGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover NH USASection of Otolaryngology Department of Surgery Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon NH USAAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3024dental infectionfine needle aspirationspontaneous regressionsquamous cell carcinoma
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author	Prashanthi Divakar Muhammad J. Khan Marc Polacco Darcy A. Kerr Joseph A. Paydarfar
spellingShingle	Prashanthi Divakar Muhammad J. Khan Marc Polacco Darcy A. Kerr Joseph A. Paydarfar Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy Clinical Case Reports dental infection fine needle aspiration spontaneous regression squamous cell carcinoma
author_facet	Prashanthi Divakar Muhammad J. Khan Marc Polacco Darcy A. Kerr Joseph A. Paydarfar
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title	Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
title_short	Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
title_full	Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
title_fullStr	Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
title_full_unstemmed	Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
title_sort	spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy
publisher	Wiley
series	Clinical Case Reports
issn	2050-0904
publishDate	2020-10-01
description	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.
topic	dental infection fine needle aspiration spontaneous regression squamous cell carcinoma
url	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3024
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Spontaneous regression of squamous cell carcinoma in the setting of dental infection and needle biopsy

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